Tennessee basketball finished its five-game homestand to open the season unbeaten before heading to the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

The Lady Vols finished up their four-game stretch of in-state opponents with a 85-41 win, featuring a much-improved offense in the first half. That offense put together a 16-0 run to start. MTSU unable to get any points on the board until they were over halfway through the first quarter,

Felix Okpara led the Vols in rebounds (eight), while Gillespie was Tennessee's leader with five assists. Tennessee scored 29 bench points, 32 points in the paint, 24 points off turnovers, 15 second-chance points and 13 fast break points against the Tigers.

Janiah Barker scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee dominated the first half to roll to an 85-41 win over Middle Tennessee.

Florida (3-7, 2-5 SEC) has won 17 of the last 20 meetings against Tennessee. The Gators will try to extend that string of recent dominance when they host the No. 20 Vols (7-3, 3-3 SEC) at The Swamp on Nov. 22 (7:30 p.m., ABC).

Two key players have been ruled out for No. 20 Tennessee's game against Tennessee State on Thursday night in Knoxville.

Popular Tennessee Vols fan Sara Blake Cheek flipped off a Florida Gators bus as the two teams get set to face each other.

Kim Caldwell provided updates on the status of Lady Vols basketball forwards Alyssa Latham and Jersey Wolfenbarger, who did not play in the MTSU win.

A budding frontcourt star left the floor in obvious pain with an apparent knee injury in No. 20 Tennessee's Monday game against Rice.