The SEC is moving back Tennessee basketball’s matchup against Georgia 24 hours due to inclement weather, they announced Sunday morning. Originally slate for a Tuesday night tip-off, the Vols and Bulldogs will tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday night in Athens.
Ice and snow is affecting much of the southeast this weekend and into early next week. That led to the SEC pushing the game back a day to make it easier and safer for Tennessee to travel to Athens. The inclement weather altered Tennessee’s travel plans out of Tuscaloosa. Tennessee was originally scheduled to leave Saturday night after its game at Alabama, but poor weather in Knoxville delayed the Vols’ trip back to Sunday.
The SEC’s midweek games are always on either Tuesday or Wednesday, so moving the Tennessee-Georgia game to Wednesday does not alter the broadcast or some other logistics.
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Georgia has been one of the surprise stories in the SEC this season. The Bulldogs rank 16th in this week’s AP Poll and boast a 16-4 (4-3 SEC) record on the season. Georgia is coming off an up-and-down week, earning a narrow win at Missouri before losing by 20 points at Texas.
Mike White’s fourth Georgia team returns to the friendly confines of Stegeman Coliseum Tuesday where they are 11-1 this season. The Bulldogs lone home loss came in overtime against Georgia.
Tennessee has just one true road win this season but they earned it Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Nate Ament went for 29 points and Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 24 points as the Vols’ knocked off Alabama for the fifth straight time. The Vols now enter the week the Georgia matchup boasting a 13-6 (3-3 SEC) record.
Rick Barnes’ Tennessee program has won five straight games over Georgia dating back to the 2019-20 season when they lost in Athens. The Vols last two wins in Athens were narrow, defeating the Bulldogs 85-79 in 2024 and 75-68 in 2022.
