No. 7 Tennessee routs No. 12 Missouri 73-53 in SEC opener
Tennessee's Victor Bailey Jr., center, drives past teammate Olivier Nkamhoua, left, and Missouri's Dru Smith, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's Victor Bailey Jr., center, drives past teammate Olivier Nkamhoua, left, and Missouri's Dru Smith, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 09:53 PM EST
The ball gets past Missouri's Mitchell Smith, top, and Tennessee's John Fulkerson, bottom, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

The ball gets past Missouri's Mitchell Smith, top, and Tennessee's John Fulkerson, bottom, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 10:10 PM EST
Tennessee's Santiago Vescovi, right, collides with Missouri's Xavier Pinson, left, as he brings the ball up court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's Santiago Vescovi, right, collides with Missouri's Xavier Pinson, left, as he brings the ball up court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 10:17 PM EST
Tennessee's Yves Pons, center, shoots the ball over Missouri's Kobe Brown, left, Jeremiah Tilmon (23) and Dru Smith, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's Yves Pons, center, shoots the ball over Missouri's Kobe Brown, left, Jeremiah Tilmon (23) and Dru Smith, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 09:36 PM EST
Tennessee's Yves Pons, top, passes the ball around Missouri's Xavier Pinson (1) and Kobe Brown, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's Yves Pons, top, passes the ball around Missouri's Xavier Pinson (1) and Kobe Brown, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 09:35 PM EST
Missouri's Dru Smith, center, argues a called foul during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Missouri's Dru Smith, center, argues a called foul during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 10:23 PM EST
Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, center, tries to shoot between Tennessee's E.J. Anosike, left, and Yves Pons, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, center, tries to shoot between Tennessee's E.J. Anosike, left, and Yves Pons, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 10:13 PM EST
Tennessee's Josiah-Jordan James, right, and Missouri's Dru Smith, left, scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's Josiah-Jordan James, right, and Missouri's Dru Smith, left, scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 10:09 PM EST
Tennessee's John Fulkerson, right, gets tangled up with Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, left, as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Tennessee's John Fulkerson, right, gets tangled up with Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, left, as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Dec. 30, 2020 09:34 PM EST