Tennessee men’s basketball hosted the Radford Highlanders for the Vols’ second regular-season game. The No. 11 Volunteers took the 70-47 win after a cold first half of offense.

Head coach Rick Barnes started Juke Harris, Terrence Hill Jr., Braedan Lue, Tyler Lundblade and DeWayne Brown II.

Tennessee’s defense looked solid from the start. The Highlanders went nearly four minutes before scoring from the field on a Tristan Gross three. Tennessee frequently forced Radford deep into the shot clock, fighting through or switching screens instead of chasing.

The Vols’ first bucket, a Lundblade three, didn’t come until nearly three minutes in. Tennessee started ice-cold from the field. At the first media timeout, with 11:57 left in the half, they were just 2-for-10. Meanwhile, Radford took advantage to build a slight lead.

Jalen Haralson had a couple of solid moments midway through the half. Troy Henderson found him for a game-tying dunk, and Haralson then came up with a steal.…