KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee had just posted a historic win at Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday night, posting a school record 34th consecutive home-court victory, but Coach Bruce Pearl was not in a celebratory mood following the 91-64 verdict over the UT-Martin Skyhawks.

"I thought our intensity was mixed," Pearl said. "We did not value the basketball with too many alley-oops, and too many guys trying to do things that were out of character. We know we can play better."

The Vols (2-0) had five players score in double figures, led by sophomore Brian Williams with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-10 post from Bronx, N.Y., who weighed in at some 340 lbs. when signed by the Vols, is down to a weight of 267 lbs. and ran the floor like a guard.

"It was good to see Brian step up, and play big around the basket, and obviously control the backboards," Pearl said. "That was positive."

But Williams had plenty of help from the talent-laden teammates. Junior Tyler Smith pumped in 19, junior J.P. Prince and junior Wayne Chism each chipped in with 11, and redshirt freshman Cameron Tatum scored 10. Chism also hit a double-double for the second time in as many games with 10 rebounds.

Still, Pearl thought the UT effort was more what he expected out of an opening game with a lineup of many newcomers.

"That was a bit more like I was expecting opening night," he said. "I thought we played pretty well to start, but we couldn't maintain that level of excellence. We took the opportunity last game to get better, but not tonight."

The Skyhawks (1-1) like to fire up the 3-pointers, but Tennessee's defense was overpowering early, forcing the visitors into taking some contested shots. For the game, UT-Martin made only 9-of-36 3-pointers and they hit only 28 percent from the field for the game.

"I thought in the first five or so minutes, they set the tone of the game," UT-Martin Coach Brett Campbell said. "We lost our poise. We did not react to the pressure like we needed to. To their credit, they make you play that way and we didn't respond."

The Vols got off and running early, breaking from a 2-2 tie two minutes into the game to reel off 12 straight points. The Skyhawks made four turnovers during that run and missed some long shots, setting up transition baskets by UT. Tyler Smith had five during the spurt and point guard Bobby Maze had four.

After the first media time out and the Vols leading 16-6, UT went on an 11-0 run that had the home team in complete control at 27-6. Williams stepped outside the 3-point line and drilled a long shot during that run.

"We had 10 turnovers before we could turn around, before we knew what was going on," Coach Campbell said. "Fortunately, we only had three in the second half and it was a different half. But when you dig yourself a hole like that, it is so hard to come out of it - especially against a quality team."

Tennessee led by a 57-31 margin at intermission. The second half was sloppy at times, with the Vols making too many turnovers to please their coach. Many of those were caused by alley-oop passes that went awry. One of the biggest cheers of the night came from the student section when the Vols crossed the 90-point plateau, which meant that everybody in the house could exchange a ticket stub for a free chicken sandwich at a local eatery.

Lester Hudson led the Skyhawks with 20 points, while Marquis Weddle scored 17.

The Vols travel to Murfreesboro Friday for a game with the MTSU Blue Raiders.