Rocky Top Talk, a Tennessee Volunteers community

A VCU team that loves to press, an up-and-coming UCLA squad, and a Final Four contender from Villanova join the Vols in Madison Square Garden this week.

A game with 59 total fouls saw the Vols blow almost all of a 17 point lead before hitting clutch free throws down the stretch to survive and advance in the Preseason NIT.

Tennessee will host Belmont, Missouri State, and Arkansas State as the Vols try to get to New York in the Preseason NIT.