Tennessee basketball beat Gardner-Webb with a stifling defense to tie a school record with a 43rd straight non-conference home win.

The No. 22 Vols (11-4, 1-1 SEC) bludgeoned Texas (9-6, 0-2) on the interior, racking up 44 points in the paint in the win at Food City Center. Adding to the dominant interior performance was senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, who finished with a career-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting and 5-of-8 from three-point range.

Tennessee (11-5, 1-2 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (13-3, 3-0 SEC), 87-72, in double overtime on Tuesday at Food City Center. The Vols and Aggies are not ranked this week in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Vols are receiving 45 votes, while Texas A&M has 13 votes.

No. 2 South Carolina rode a hot start to the second half and withstood a late run by No. 18 Tennessee in the 70-63 women's basketball win.

Catholic cruised to a 59-27 win over GPS on Jan. 9 with double-digit scoring performances from Emery Haws, Khloe Cook and Euleesha Mitchell.