How to watch: Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb

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Tennessee is finally off of their non-conference gauntlet run today, staying in town for a Sunday matchup against Gardner-Webb. It’s the second season in a row that the two schools have faced each other.

The Volunteers are coming off of a much-needed win over Louisville on Tuesday. It was a game where Tennessee finally looked like themselves again after three straight losses. The defense was there, as was an efficient Ja’Kobi Gillespie leading the way.

Tennessee will look to continue that this afternoon. Gardner-Webb is just 2-12 on the season.

“You just want to see everything carry over,” Tennessee assistant coach Steve McClain said this week. “And it gets easy when you’ve lost games to say, ‘Man, what’s wrong?’ And yet you were growing even when you lost some games.

“You’re going to play an NCAA Tournament game every night in the SEC. So now can you approach Gardner-Webb the right way? Can you approach South Carolina State the right way. The distractions of Christmas, the distractions of travel, and keep that mindset. And that’s going to be the challenge for this group.”