Tennessee basketball has its first ranked matchup of the season Friday.
The No. 9 Vols (5-0) face No. 15 Baylor (4-1) in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, the Bahamas.
Tennessee beat Virginia 64-42 on Thursday to move to the title game. Baylor beat St. John’s 99-98 in double overtime on a Jeremy Roach 3-pointer in the opener.
Chaz Lanier had the highest-scoring game for a Vol this season with 26 points against Virginia. He was 10-for-23 shooting and 6-for-12 on 3-pointers. Igor Milicic Jr., who started his college career at Virginia, had 14 points and eight rebounds.
Darlinstone Dubar made his regular-season debut after missing the first four games of the season. He had four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes.
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Forward J.P. Estrella is out for the Baha Mar Championship with a left foot injury that hampered the sophomore during the offseason and kept him out against Austin Peay on Sunday.
Guard Cam Carr is out for four to six weeks with a left thumb injury suffered against Austin Peay.
Record: 5-0
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