Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Faces Adversity, Suffocates Arkansas
KNOXVILLE, Tn — In a season full of poor injury look, the health bug bit Tennessee again in the opening minutes of its Senior Day matchup against Arkansas. No matter. Without its energy leader, Tennessee created its own energy and suffocated Arkansas 75-57 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here’s three quick takeaways on an impressive effort. Zakai Zeigler […]
No. 12 Tennessee vs. Arkansas: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds, Prediction
Tennessee basketball faces Arkansas Tuesday night in its final home game of the 2022-23 season and its Senior Night. The Vols are coming off a blowout win over South Carolina but have still struggled in recent weeks dropping four of their last six games entering the matchup. Arkansas has underachieved for much of the season […]
Tennessee Does What It Does Best For Statement Bounce Back Against Alabama
The first two weeks of February were pretty trying for Tennessee basketball. The Vols entered the month ranked second nationally before faltering against Florida, Vanderbilt and Missouri— the latter two coming at the buzzer. But undermanned Tennessee didn’t splinter, rallying to defeat No. 1 Alabama 68-59 at Thompson-Boling Arena Wednesday night. “After those tough losses, […]
No. 6 Tennessee vs. Missouri: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds, Prediction
Tennessee is looking to bounce back from its disappointing loss at Vanderbilt as it hosts a strong offensive Missouri team to Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday night. The Vols are struggling after their impressive win over Texas, dropping two of their last three games including road defeats against Florida and Vanderbilt. Missouri has improved radically in Dennis […]
Tennessee Basketball Announces Two More Home Sellouts
The Tennessee Basketball program announced two additional home sellouts on Friday afternoon. In addition to the Feb. 15 sellout for the Alabama game in Thompson-Boling Arena, Tennessee has also now sold out the game this Saturday evening against Missouri and the South Carolina game on Feb. 25 in Knoxville. Tennessee’s final home game of the […]
‘Emotional Conversations’ Fueled Nkamhoua’s ‘Terrific’ Performance Against Texas
There’s an argument that the origins of Olivier Nkamhoua’s career night against No. 10 Texas came on Wednesday when he missed a ball screen assignment on the first possession of the game against Georgia. Nkamhoua told Barnes his mind “wasn’t in the right place” against Georgia. But his mind was in the right place when […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Outpaces Texas For Marquee Win
Uros Plavsic checked into the game just over five minutes in and quickly drew a hard foul. He came up jawing at Texas’ Brock Cunningham. The Longhorns returned the talk when Plavsic airballed the first free throw. After Plavsic missed the second free throw he came down with the rebound and threw it off Cunningham’s […]
College Gameday Predictions For Tennessee-Texas
ESPN’s College Gameday came to Knoxville for Tennessee basketball’s top 10 showdown against Texas. Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg talked college basketball for 60 minutes at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday morning ahead of the day of games. The College Gameday team ended its show in Knoxville by picking some of the top […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Kentucky Shocks Tennessee In Knoxville
Kentucky (11-7, 2-3 SEC) handed Tennessee (14-3, 4-1 SEC) its first loss in SEC play, 63-56, Saturday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. The Vols jumped out to a quick lead but couldn’t find any rhythm afterwards as Kentucky spoiled Chris Lofton’s retirement ceremony. Here’s three quick takeaways on a shocking Tennessee loss. Kentucky Shuts […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Blows Past Vanderbilt With Massive Second Half
Tennessee overcame its first halftime deficit in SEC play with a massive run to open the second half. The Vols used the run to take control of the game and coast to a, 77-68, victory over their instate rival. Here’s three quick takeaways on Tennessee’s 11th straight win over Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt Cracks Tennessee’s Defense In […]
