KNOXVILLE, TENN. – The Wofford College men's basketball team suffered a 90-59 loss to No. 8 Tennessee in the 2026-27 season opener on Tuesday evening at the Food City Center. Wofford falls to 0-1 on the season.
Wofford finished the game shooting 19-of-62 (30.6%) from the field and 6-of-27 (22.2%) from three. The team went 15-of-23 (65.2%) from the charity stripe. Tennessee closed the night shooting 34-of-65 (52.3%) from the field and made seven threes on a 30.4 percent clip. The Vols were 15-of-16 (93.8%) from the free throw line.
Tennessee outrebounded Wofford 42-34, including 14 second chance points. Wofford had 24 points in the paint compared to Tennessee's 52. The Terriers committed 12 turnovers with 12 assists while Tennessee had 10 turnovers and 17 assists.
Three Terriers finished the night in double-digit points, led by a team-high 14 points from
Cam Lowe in his Wofford debut.
Chris Arias and
Cutter Sisk followed behind with 10 points apiece.
Evan Ramsey had 10 boards to go along with eight points, two blocks, and two assists.
Cutter Sisk,
Luke Flynn and
Jacob Daniels also had two assists each.
Tennessee got on the board first, but
Chace Watley fired back with a jumper on Wofford's second possession to tie the game at 2-2. Despite Tennessee leading 12-6 with 15:55 left in the first half, Wofford went on a 6-0 run to tie the contest once again. A four-point play from
Luke Flynn highlighted the Terrier spurt.
Tennessee responded with an old-fashioned three-point play, but Wofford once again answered with another six unanswered points to take an 18-15 lead over the Vols.
Chris Arias ended a 9-2 Tennessee run with his first triple of the game as Wofford trailed 25-22 with 4:17 remaining in the opening half. The Terriers were able to tie the game at 27-27, but Tennessee would take a 34-31 lead into the break.
Tennessee opened the second half with a quick score, but
Cam Lowe answered on the other end with a deep three-pointer to bring Wofford within two points, 36-34. Tennessee would go on an 18-2 run from there as Wofford trailed 54-36 with 14:44 left in the contest.
A pair of free throws from
Cutter Sisk ended the 2:55 scoring drought, but Tennessee continued to apply the pressure. Wofford would go on to lose the first game of the season 90-59.
The Terriers will look to respond on Friday, November 6, against the North Carolina Tar Heels at 7:00 p.m. on the ACC Network. Wofford will open Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on Sunday, November 8, at 2:00 p.m. against Allen University.
