Two teams coming off their first true road game of the season with differing results clash Tuesday night in the 2021 Jimmy V. Classic when 13th-ranked Tennessee takes on Texas Tech at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The Volunteers (6-1) enter in a better mood after a 69-54 victory at Colorado, while the Red Raiders (6-1) are eying their first signature win of the season after falling at Providence 72-68 on Wednesday.

Texas Tech played well in its first true test of the season and bolted to a 14-point first-half lead. But a Providence run before halftime, and its sticky defense after the break, led to the Red Raiders' first setback.