KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria — The Tennessee men’s basketball team left the “Happy Land’’ civic sports complex wearing smiles on their weary faces.

The Vols scored a 104-75 victory over BBKLZ7, an all-star team made up of Austrian professionals and college-age players, Friday night.

Wayne Chism, whose stiff knee limited him to about eight minutes in Wednesday night’s 103-98 loss in Slovakia, led all scorers with 28 points.

“I started off good on this trip, then I had a drought, and then I got stuff off my mind and went out and played tonight,’’ Chism said. “That loss was on me, it was all my fault. I wanted to leave here on a good note. We have a 10-hour flight ahead where we’ll think about this game.’’

UT coach Bruce Pearl said he was relatively pleased with how the Vols finished up their European swing.

“I told the team this is the last game, so let’s make it one to remember,’’ Pearl said. “It was good to see Wayne bounce back. He didn’t start, and he was coming back off a bit of an injury that forced him to play through some pain.

“As a team, I thought our man-to-man defense was better in the second half. We have to understand that’s the area we need to improve most on.’’

Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith and Ryan Childress each scored 15 for the Vols. Ramar Smith nearly recorded a triple-double, finishing with 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

Spencer Rhynes, a 6-foot-7 Austrian League all-star, led his team with 25 points.

Rhynes is a 33-year-old Houston native who played at Texas San-Antonio before a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1996 to 1998.

“Once I heard we were playing Tennessee, I figured this would be a loss for us,’’ Rhynes said. “I like it here. I got in this league in 2000 after a tryout, and they’ve taken care of me pretty well ever since.

“Everyone speaks English, it’s safe, and I’ve found a home.’’

UT led throughout, taking a 62-46 lead into intermission before the crowd of about 400.

Rhynes, a 6-foot-7 forward, scored six consecutive points to cut the Vols’ lead to 72-58 with 4:20 left in the third quarter, but UT had a big run left.

Tennessee started the fourth quarter on an 18-4 run, and it was 98-65 when Ramar Smith tipped in a basket with three minutes left in the game.

Walk-on Tanner Wild hit the last shot of the game for the Vols, much to the delight of the UT supporters who gave him a standing ovation.

After the game, the Vols’ travel party got into a team picture with the UT and BBKLZ7 players.

“I think our biggest gains on this trip was everything that happened off the court,’’ Pearl said. “Before this trip, I sensed people thought I was just talking about the educational and cultural importance, thinking I was just saying the right things.

“But everyone here saw what happened for our student-athletes. On the days of the games, we were touring castles, walking streets and visiting hospitals.’’

Elvis Lives: Briza Alvisfine has a son who plays for the Klosterneuburg Dukes championship team, which UT was originally scheduled to play.

“I have no idea why that did not happen,’’ Alvisfine said. “If they play, it would have been even game.

“They (Tennessee) play very quick and pass very fast. They have good eyes with what happens with the ball.’’

Alvisfine then asked a question: “Do you celebrate Elvis? We like him here.’’

Nuclear Fallout: Jill Cooley, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory worker who lived in Clinton, made her way out to Klosterneuburg with husband Brad for the game.

“We still have our house in Clinton we’re renting out,’’ said Cooley, director for the safeguards department in the International Atomic Energy Agency. “We get back home every couple of years to see our friends on Rocky Top.’’

Brad Cooley said the couple spends late nights watching the Vols on the Armed Forces Network.

“There’s quite a bit of football and we saw the Lady Vols in their (NCAA) tournament,’’ Brad Cooley said. “It comes on at 3 a.m., but it’s worth it.’’

Thrilling Reunion: Chattanooga’s Lauren Landsmann, who works at Vienna’s University of Business, got her undergraduate degree at UT in 1998 and her graduate in 1999.

“I found out about this game through the Internet. I was thrilled to be here tonight.’’

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