{
  "id": 307785,
  "title": "Tennessee basketball announces exhibition game versus Big East school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/tennessee-basketball-announces-exhibition-game-versus-big-east-school",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T12:45:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tennessee-basketball-announces-exhibition-game-124547487.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tennessee basketball has announced an upcoming exhibition game against Xavier, a Big East school, which will take place at Food City Center on October 15. This marks the third consecutive year that Tennessee will host an exhibition game at the venue. The Musketeers and Vols have faced each other 17 times in regular season games, with the Vols leading the series 12-5. The most recent matchup occurred on November 29, 2013, in Paradise, Bahamas, where the Vols emerged victorious with a score of 64-49. Prior to that, their last meeting in Knoxville took place on December 29, 2012, with the Vols winning again, 51-47. Further details regarding the game time and broadcasting information will be disclosed in due course.",
  "summary": "Tennessee basketball announces exhibition game versus Big East school.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tennessee basketball to play exhibition game vs Xavier on October 15",
    "Game at Food City Center, third consecutive year in venue",
    "Vols lead 17-game series 12-5, last meeting in Bahamas 2013"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/307785.png",
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}