Tennessee emerged from a two-game road stand last week 1-1.

The Vols were upset at Mississippi State before turning around and coming from behind to beat Georgia.

Now, sixth-ranked Tennessee (12-4, 2-1 SEC) returns to its home floor for the first time in more than a week against Florida (11-5, 1-2) on Tuesday at Food City Center, with an earlier tip-off time due to winter weather.

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The Vols are looking to build off of their gritty win at Georgia, which included a 36-point performance from Dalton Knecht and other heroics from Zakai Zeigler, Santiago Vescovi and Jonas Aidoo to erase a double-digit second half deficit to avoid back-to-back conference losses.

It was a positive response for a Tennessee team that fell behind early at Mississippi State and never fully recovered despite tying the game late.

Florida marks the first of two-straight home games where the Vols have won 11-straight games dating back to last season and a venue the Gators haven't been triumphant inside of in a decade.

Florida, which started league play 0-2, routed Arkansas, 90-68 in its last outing behind 20 points from guard Riley Kugel.

Here is a closer look at the match up.

Who: Florida (11-5, 1-2 SEC) at No. 6 Tennessee (12-4, 2-1)

When: Tuesday, Jan. 16 | 5 p.m. ET

Where: Food City Center | Knoxville

TV: ESPN2 (Karl Ravech, play-by-play; Jimmy Dykes, analyst; Marty Smith, reporter)

KenPom: Tennessee 85, Florida 75

Series: Tennessee leads, 80-59

POINTS PER GAME:

Florida 86.4, Tennessee 78.7

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:

Florida 46.6%, Tennessee 44.2%

THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE:

Tennessee 33.7%, Florida 33.2%

ASSISTS:

Tennessee 17.1, Florida 16.0

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REBOUNDS:

Florida 45.3, Tennessee 39.7

BLOCKS:

Florida 5.3, Tennessee 4.8

STEALS:

Tennessee 7.9, Florida 7.1

-- Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht was named Co-SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 32.0 points in two games last week. Knecht is the fourth player in program history to score 35-plus points in multiple road games in a single season. He joins Bernard King, Allan Houston and Grant Williams.

-- Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo had a bounce-back performance against Georgia, scoring 10 points and grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season. He is the first Vols player to total 15 or more rebounds in a single game since Kyle Alexnader did it vs. Missouri in 2019.

-- Tennessee has won six-straight home games against Florida and is 7-2 in the last nine meetings. The Vols won the last match up at Food City Center, 65-54 on March 7, 2021. Florida's last win in Knoxville was on Feb. 11, 2014.

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-- Tennessee fell one spot to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. For the seventh time in the last 10 meetings against Florida, the Vols are ranked while the Gators are not. Ranked Tennessee teams are 15-8 vs. unranked Florida teams all-time.

-- Florida is led in scoring by Iona transfer guard Walter Clayton Jr., who is averaging 15.9 points through 16 games. He paces a Gators starting lineup that features four players averaging double scoring figures this season.

-- Florida dropped its first two games in conference play to Kentucky and Missouri before bouncing back against Arkansas last Saturday. Guard Riley Kugel provided the Gators with a game-high 20 points off of the bench. Kugel is averaging 11.5 points per game.

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