The Official #16 Tennessee vs. Georgia Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[YankeeVol]

#16 Tennessee Volunteers: 22-7 (12-5 SEC)

vs.


Georgia Bulldogs: 16-13 (7-10 SEC)

MARCH 3 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 6:01 PM ET


Line: UT -9
O/U: 132


TV: SEC Network
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius: 138, XM: 191
Online: WatchESPN.com

 

[YankeeVol]

• Overall: UT leads, 93-61

• In Knoxville: UT leads, 56-16

• In Athens: UGA leads, 39-33

• Neutral Sites: UGA leads, 6-4

• Current Streak: UGA has won five straight

• Last Meeting: UGA won, 73-62, in Athens, 2/17/18

• Rick Barnes vs. Georgia: 1-6

• Rick Barnes vs. Mark Fox: Fox leads, 5-0

 

[YankeeVol]

• Tennessee is tied with Auburn atop the SEC standings. Auburn hosts South Carolina Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

• The Vols are rated No. 9 in the NCAA's RPI. Georgia is No. 80.

• SEC Co-Player of the Week Admiral Schofield is averaging 21.7 points and 7.3 over UT's last three games.

• KenPom.com rates Tennessee's strength-of-schedule fourth nationally.

• Tennessee ranks ninth nationally in average home attendance, having drawn 15,779 fans through 14 home games at Thompson-Boling Arena.

• Tennessee's last three opponents have combined to shoot 11-of-67 from 3-point range (.164).

 

[YankeeVol]

• Give the Vols at least a share of the regular-season SEC Championship; it would be their first since 2008.

• Snap Georgia's five-game win streak in this series.

• Give Tennessee at least 22 victories for just the 10th time in program history.

• Ensure that Tennessee will finish the season with a single-digit loss total (last happened in 2009-10; nine losses).

 

[YankeeVol]

Also, give Rick Barnes his first win against the s***** a** Mark Fox

 

[YankeeVol]

• Mark Fox and the Bulldogs (16-13, 7-10 SEC) currently sit at No. 80 in the NCAA's RPI ratings.

• In its non-conference slate, Georgia picked up wins over Georgia Tech, Marquette, Saint Mary's and Temple. In SEC play, UGA boasts wins over Alabama and a season sweep over Florida.

• SEC Player of the Year candidate Yante Maten leads the Bulldogs in scoring (19.4 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and blocked shots (43), while ranking second in assists (46) and steals (13). The senior forward is the SEC's active career scoring leader, rebounder and shot-blocker.

• On the season, Maten is the league's leading scorer and ranks second in rebounds per game. He's posted 13 double-doubles this year and can score from anywhere on the floor. He has a knack for getting to the free-throw line, where he's shooting an impressive 81 percent (169-of-208).

• Entering Saturday's matchup, the Bulldogs have lost two of their last three, including a 61-60 loss on Wednesday against Texas A&M. Maten finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds on his senior night, but it wasn't enough to keep up with four double-digit scorers for the Aggies.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

CHECK YOUR WAZE APP.

I-40 is down to one lane on both sides.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Don’t scare me like that Yankee


GBO!!!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Georgia is fighting for their NIT lives.

 

[esands88]

Gbo!!!

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Georgia is fighting for their NIT lives.

Guck Feorgia.

 

[RollerVol]

Georgia is fighting for their NIT lives.

wounded animals...got to be careful with them...right off...hit'em hard, put'em down...

GBO!

 

[Ace]

Go Big Orange!!!!

Grant shows up today and redeems himself. Vols will be SEC champs.

Go Vols!!!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Lowlights from the last game at GA:

Georgia shot 38 free throws. Tennessee shot 15.

TN fouled 27x and GA fouled 15x. But TN fouled late several times to extend the game.

Walker played 5 minutes and Pons played 3. Walker needs to rough up Maten this go around.

Ogbeide was 6-7 (16 points) and grabbed 11 rebounds. Only 4-7 FTs.

Tennessee vs. Georgia Box Score, February 17, 2018 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Grant was 1-8 and fouled out. Only 1 defensive rebound in 25 minutes. I think that he'll be in redemption mode.

Williams fouled out.
Turner fouled out.
Bowden and Schofield had 4 fouls each.

TN only shot 15 free throws and missed 5.

Bone had 7 assists and zero TOs... but was 1-5 and no steals or rebounds.

Walker didn't grab any rebounds in his 5 minutes.

63 shots taken. 25 were 3-pointers. That's not good.

A lot of players didn't do very well yet TN kept the game within reach. 62-73 final.

12 assists on 22 made shots.

Alexander had 13 rebounds.

Turner had 14 points. But the rest of the bench (Fulkerson, Daniel, Walker, Pons) only scored 5. 10 deep rotation. Johnson and Darrington did not play.

Minutes played:
Bowden 36
Schofield 31
Alexander 27
Turner 26
Williams 25
Daniel 20
Bone 19
Fulk 8
Walker 5
Pons 3

 

[YankeeVol]

Don’t scare me like that Yankee


GBO!!!

I honestly nearly forgot. A lot going on right now. Headed to JRTC in a few days

 

[Volman1970]

CHECK YOUR WAZE APP.

I-40 is down to one lane on both sides.

I took Middlebrook Pike to get around the mess!

 

[malinoisvol]

Should have shut down I-75.

 

[orangeluvr]

Make TBA as hostile as possible VN.:rock:

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Walker and Williams need to play extremely well tonight.

UGA’s size still concerns me.

 

[TennTom]

Thank you grad transfer James Daniel for choosing Tennessee and thank you Yankee Vol, our lucky charm basketball thread starter, and most importantly for your service to our country. Now let's go earn us an SEC championship banner! Salute to both of you VFLs!

 

[bornbleddinorange]

Going to be awhile before we beat Georgia in football so lets go kick their ass in basketball!

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Just win baby

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

The nerves are real

 

[NYCVolunteer]

Let's go!!

 

[tnvols72]

lets get this win