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Live Updates: No. 6 Tennessee at No. 9 Arizona

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during the second half of the college basketball game at McKale Center on February 17, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona.

Tennessee basketball is back on the road with the sixth-ranked Vols (9-1) playing at No. 9 Arizona (9-1) on Saturday night in the first true road game of the season. ESPN2 will have the late-night broadcast, with The Vol Network with the radio play-by-play.

Follow along for all the live in-game updates on The General’s Quarters

It’s the second game in the home-and-home contract between the two programs. The Vols won 77-73 at Thompson-Boling Arena last December, jumping out to a 16-2 lead to start the game, then pulling way late after the Wildcats tied it with 2:58 left in the second half.

Tennessee is 4-1 in five games against Arizona, including a road win in Tucson on December 23, 1983. Head coach Rick Barnes is 2-8 against Arizona in his career and has a 34-24 record against Pac-12 competition.

How to watch, stream, listen

Tipoff Time: 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Location: McKale Memorial Center (14,545)

TV: ESPN2 (Kevin Fitzgerald — play-by-play; Jimmy Dykes, analyst)

Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Keeling — play-by-play; Bert Bertelkamp — analyst) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee or can be streamed on the iHeart Radio app. The game can be heard on satellite radio on SiriusXM Channel 190 or on the SiriusXM App on Channel 961.

Injury Report: Vols getting center Jonas Aidoo back

Tennessee will have sophomore center Jonas Aidoo back for the Arizona game, head coach Rick Barnes said on Thursday. Senior shooting guard Santiago Vescovi will also be available for a second straight game, while the status of senior wing Josiah-Jordan James remains undecided.

“I think Santi and Jonas are back for certain,” Barnes said before Thursday’s practice at Pratt Pavilion. “I haven’t gotten a report today on Josiah yet.”

Vescovi, who missed the Eastern Kentucky game last week with a sprained left shooting shoulder, returned to the floor against Maryland, scoring seven points in 37 minutes, to go with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.

James has missed five of the first 10 games of the season while dealing with knee soreness. He did not practice on Thursday.

Aidoo averages 4.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game off the bench. The 6-foot-11, 241-pound Aidoo has scored at least five points and grabbed at least four boards in each of his last five games, while also serving as the rim protector at the back of the defense. 

He played 13 minutes off the bench against Eastern Kentucky, after playing 21 a week ago against Alcorn State. He averaged 24.3 minutes per game during Tennessee’s three-game run to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship two weeks ago.

Up Next: No. 6 Tennessee vs. Austin Peay, Wednesday, 6 p.m. ET, SEC Network+

Tennessee is back home for the final game before Christmas on Wednesday, hosting Austin Peay at Thompson-Boling Arena for a 6 p.m. ET game. It will not be televised, but can be seen as an online live stream through SEC Network+ or ESPN+.

The Vols open the SEC schedule at Ole Miss on December 28 inside The Pavilion at Ole Miss, the first game after Christmas. The game is a 5 p.m. ET time start on SEC Network.

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