In an era where basketball fans have fallen in love with the 3-point shot and flashier styles of play, the old, tried-and-true method still works. It played out well for Tennessee men’s basketball in Tuesday night’s season-opening win .

No. 8 Tennessee defeated Wofford 90-59 after a first half that saw a team still trying to establish its identity. The Vols hit four of their 12 3-point attempts before the break, with Tyler Lundblade making three of five, and took just a 34-31 lead into the locker room.

Overall, the shots weren’t falling the way Tennessee wanted, not even for guard Terrence Hill Jr., who finished the night 0-for-6 from beyond the arc.

One thing that worked for Hill and the rest of the team was getting downhill to the paint. Hill tied DeWayne Brown II for the team lead with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting, going 6-of-7 inside the arc. He drew contact on his drives and added a 5-for-5 night from the free-throw line.

Hill did it in different ways.…