Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Uses Strong First Half To Defeat LSU
Tennessee played about as well as imaginable in the first half, building a 23-point lead at intermission. But the Vols followed it up with a poor second half that saw LSU cut its lead to as few as eight points before Tennessee finished strong to earn an 88-68 victory. Here’s three quick takeaways on the […]
Game Lines: Tennessee Opens As Favorites Against LSU
Tennessee basketball opened as 14.5-point favorites against LSU ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 153. The Vols are clear favorites at home against an LSU team that’s been up-and-down this season. Analytical based college basketball website KenPom projects Tennessee to earn a 82-67 win against the Tigers. […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Ranks In Feb. 5 AP Poll
Tennessee basketball dropped one-spot to No. 6 in this week’s AP Poll after a topsy turvy 1-1 week. Kansas jumped the Vols’ after knocking off then-No. 4 Houston on Saturday. The Vols suffered their worst loss of the season on Tuesday night when they fell to South Carolina at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. […]
Zakai Zeigler And Josiah-Jordan James Move Up Tennessee Basketball Scoring List At Rupp Arena
Tennessee basketball became the first SEC team to score 100 points at Rupp Arena in 30 years as the Vols toppled No. 10 Kentucky 103-92 on Saturday night. The Vols’ improved offense having a strong performance against a weak Kentucky defense wasn’t shocking, but scoring in triple digits while star Dalton Knecht totaled just 16 […]
Tobe Awaka’s Fire ‘Great To See’ For Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee’s Tobe Awaka grabbed his third offensive rebound in less than three minutes midway through the second half. Kentucky’s Rob Dillingham fouled him reaching for the ball and gave one extra slap on the wrist after the whistle. Awaka got in the Wildcat guard’s face when Kentucky forward Aaron Bradshaw pushed him in the back. […]
Rick Barnes Asked For More From Zakai Zeigler. He Delivered At Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Zakai Zeigler played his worst game in months in Tennessee’s loss against South Carolina Tuesday night. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes met with Zeigler one-on-one earlier this week. But he didn’t want to talk about Zeigler’s poor performance. “In all honesty, I told him that I thought he had to change his demeanor,” Barnes […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, Kentucky HC John Calipari React to Vols Win in Lexington
No. 5 Tennessee exploded for more than 100 points in a 103-92 win over No. 10 Kentucky in Rupp Arena on Saturday night. The Vols’ offense did a complete 180 from their 59-point output against South Carolina earlier in the week as Tennessee never trailed the Wildcats during the game. Zakai Zeigler got Tennessee started […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Won At Rupp Arena
Tennessee basketball jumped out to an early lead and outlasted Kentucky 103-92 at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Saturday night. The Vols got massive performances from Zakai Zeigler and Josiah-Jordan James with the pair tying for a team-high 26 points in the win. After the victory, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes discussed challenging Zeigler before the […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Defeats Kentucky In Shootout At Rupp Arena
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 5 Tennessee jumped out to an early lead, withstood a number of ferocious Wildcat runs and knocked off No. 10 Kentucky 103-92 at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. Veteran leaders Zakai Zeigler, Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James were brilliant on a rare night where Dalton Knecht struggled. Here’s three quick takeaways. The […]
Rick Barnes: Tennessee Not Going To Win ‘Being That Pathetic On Offense’
Zakai Zeigler came off a Jonas Aidoo screen and sent a nice bounce pass to Aidoo for an easy layup. He couldn’t get it to go. It set the tone for what was largely a miserable night for Tennessee’s offense against South Carolina. The Vols shot 36% from the field and 24% from three-point range. […]
