Tennessee basketball heads back on the road Saturday as they face a Georgia team riding a 10-game winning streak.
The Vols are looking to bounce back from a narrow 77-72 loss at Mississippi State that saw them fall behind by 15 points and tie the game in the final minute before losing in regulation. Tennessee is in need of its first road SEC win in its hunt to win the SEC Championship.
Here’s everything to know about the matchup.
More From RTI: Everything Rick Barnes Said Before Tennessee Faces Georgia
How to Watch – No. 5 Tennessee (11-4, 1-1 SEC) at Georgia (12-3, 2-0 SEC)
- Start Time: noon ET/11 a.m. CT
- Location: Stegeman Coliseum
- TV: ESPN2. PxP: Kevin Fitzgerald. CC: Dane Bradshaw.
- Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
Betting Lines
- Tennessee -7 Georgia
- Over/under: 144
- Tennessee -7 Georgia
- Over/under: 143
What HC Rick Barnes Said About Georgia
On what stands out about Georgia
“Well, one, they’ve got to be a confident team. Obviously they’ve won 10 in a row, they’re off to a good start shoot the ball well. I think they really have gelled in the fact that they know exactly how they want to play. A lot of one-on-one. Mike (White has) done a great job of putting them in position where they’re confident and know that they get into their offense quick. Any shot they see opening, they’re going to take it. And Mike’s a terrific coach and I’m not surprised at where he got the program right now.”
On the challenge of guarding a Georgia team with a lot of shooters
“We’ve dealt with that a lot the last couple years. I mean, you go back and look and there’s a lot of teams doing that and got to be able to do a lot of different things. Against pressure, they get into a quick ball screen a lot and they spread you out and they’ve got guys that are going to shoot the ball when they’re open and it’s tough. You got to do a lot of multiple things. You got to handle the action at the ball, but you got to have those guys on the back side ready to rotate and try to keep the ball in front of them.”
Probable Starters
Tennessee (via UT Game Notes)
Georgia (via UGA Game Notes)
Team Statistics (via Sports Reference)
Tennessee:
Georgia:
Stat Leaders
Tennessee:
Points: Dalton Knecht — 15.9 PPG, 46.3 FG%, 37.1 3PT%
Rebounds: Josiah-Jordan James — 7 RPG, 5.4 DRPG, 1.6 ORPG
