After a brutal blowout loss to Louisville, Lady Vols basketball has a quick turnaround. Just two days later, Tennessee is set to face Southern Indiana in Knoxville.
Here’s everything to know about the matchup, from broadcast details to a prediction.
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How to Watch — No. 23 Lady Vols (7-3, 0-0 SEC) vs. Southern Indiana (8-2, 2-0 OVC)
- Start Time: 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee (Food City Center)
- Watch: SECN+ | PxP: Myan Patel, Analyst: Kamera Harris
- Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
- Vol Network Radio Crew: PxP: Brian Rice, Studio Host: Jay Lifford
Betting Odds
Lady Vols are 35.5-point favorites on FanDuel
ESPN Matchup Predictor
Lady Vols – 98.1%
Southern Indiana – 1.9%
What Kim Caldwell Said After Louisville Loss
“We had a terrible display of basketball today. We did a scout, it didn’t look like we did a scout. We didn’t rebound, we got beat to every 50-50 ball. They were leaps and bounds tougher than us today.”
Last Five Games
Lady Vols:
- vs. Louisville (Brooklyn), 89-65 L
- vs. Winthrop, 112-40 W
- at Stanford, 65-62 W
- at UCLA, 99-77 L
- vs. Coppin State, 88-35 W
Southern Indiana:
- vs. Morehead State, 78-59 W
- vs. Little Rock, 57-40 W
- vs. MTSU, 76-59 W
- at ETSU, 56-41 W
- at Northern Kentucky, 77-71 (OT) L
Where They Land In Rankings
Lady Vols:
- AP Poll – No. 23 (Updated Monday afternoon)
- Coaches Poll – No. 18
- Bart Torvik – No. 22
Southern Indiana:
- AP Poll- Unranked
- Coaches Poll – Unranked
- Bart Torvik – No. 124
Stat Leaders
Lady Vols:
- Points: Janiah Barker – 15.3
- Rebounds: Zee Spearman – 7.5
- Assists: Talaysia Cooper – 4.6
Southern Indiana:
- Points: Ali Saunders – 16.4
- Rebounds: Sophia Loden – 9.3
- Assists: Ali Saunders – 4.7
Prediction
The Lady Vols can’t sit around and mope about falling apart in the second half vs. Louisville. It was a dissapointing effort, but there was just one day seperating the loss in Brooklyn and this matchup with Southern Indiana.
Even if Tennessee doesn’t have its best day, it should still win. The question is if the group will be mad about the result with the Cardinals and use it as motivation to bounce back or if they’ll drag their feet and not create the separation they’re capable of.
While Southern Indiana is off to a strong start, it’s yet to play anyone of note. It’s defense has looked good, but Tennessee is miles better than any offense it’s seen. There’s no reason for it not to get out of hand in an early for the Lady Vols, the issue is it’s nearly impossible to predict what this team will look like when they take the court.
Lady Vols 85, Southern Indiana 58
