Ja’Kobi Gillespie scores 32 points, No. 20 Tennessee beats Rutgers 85-60 at Players Era

— Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 32 point and Nate Ament added 20 to help No. 20 Tennessee defeat Rutgers 85-60 Monday in the first day of play at the Players Era tournament.
Nov 24, 2025, 04:38 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--RUTG
100%
--TENN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
  • Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tariq Francis made Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
  • Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
  • Felix Okpara made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant missed Layup.
  • Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant made Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
  • Ethan Burg missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Buchanan Jr..
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
  • Bishop Boswell missed Jumper.
  • Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
  • Felix Okpara made Two Point Tip Shot.
  • J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
  • Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
  • Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Amari Evans missed Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
  • Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
  • Harun Zrno missed Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament made Layup.
  • Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
  • Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
  • Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
  • Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Nate Ament.
  • Harun Zrno missed Free Throw.
  • Felix Okpara missed Dunk.
  • Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Ament.
  • Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
  • Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Grant.
  • Nate Ament made Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament missed Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
  • Denis Badalau made Free Throw.
  • Denis Badalau made Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper.
  • Nate Ament made Layup.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
  • Chris Nwuli missed Free Throw.
  • Chris Nwuli missed Free Throw.
  • J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
  • J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
  • Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denis Badalau.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
  • Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
  • Tariq Francis missed Layup.
  • J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
  • J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament made Jumper.
  • Nate Ament made Free Throw.
  • J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
  • Nate Ament missed Jumper.
  • J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Dylan Grant made Layup.
  • Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
  • Emmanuel Ogbole missed Jumper.
  • Harun Zrno missed Layup.
  • Dylan Grant made Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
  • Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Emmanuel Ogbole missed Layup.
  • Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
  • Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
  • Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
  • Nate Ament missed Layup.
  • Lino Mark missed Layup.
  • Dylan Grant missed Layup.
  • Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denis Badalau.
  • Cade Phillips missed Free Throw.
  • Cade Phillips made Free Throw.
  • Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
  • Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
  • Nate Ament missed Jumper.
  • Lino Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
  • Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
  • Emmanuel Ogbole made Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
  • Chris Nwuli missed Jumper.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bishop Boswell made Layup.
  • Kaden Powers missed Jumper.
  • J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
  • Kaden Powers missed Jumper.
  • Amari Evans missed Jumper.
  • Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • DeWayne Brown II made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
  • Tariq Francis made Layup.
  • Amari Evans missed Layup.
  • DeWayne Brown II made Layup.
  • Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
  • Amari Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
  • Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Jamichael Davis made Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cade Phillips made Dunk.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Free Throw.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
  • Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
  • Nate Ament missed Layup.
  • Darren Buchanan Jr. made Jumper.
  • Nate Ament missed Jumper.
  • Lino Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
  • Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
  • DeWayne Brown II missed Jumper.
  • Jaylen Carey missed Free Throw.
  • Jaylen Carey missed Free Throw.
  • Jaylen Carey made Layup. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
  • Chris Nwuli missed Jumper.
  • Lino Mark made Dunk.
  • Jaylen Carey made Layup. Assisted by Amari Evans.
  • Lino Mark missed Free Throw.
  • Lino Mark made Free Throw.
  • Amari Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Lino Mark made Free Throw.
  • Lino Mark made Free Throw.
  • Troy Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • DeWayne Brown II missed Layup.
  • Amari Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Harun Zrno missed Layup.
  • Lino Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRUTGRUTG
(4-2)
(4-2, 0-0 Away)
o140.5
-105
+14.5
-102
o141.5
-112
+1100
Tennessee VolunteersTENNTENN
(6-0)
(6-0, 5-0 Home)
-15.5
-105
win outcome
-14.5
-102
u141.5
-105
win outcome
-2100
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