Tennessee v Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, 2018 NCAAT Second Round: Game thread

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Player # Class Pos Height Weight Hometown High School Summary

Donte Ingram 0 SR G 6-6 215 Chicago, IL Simeon HS 11.6 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast

Clayton Custer 13 JR G 6-0 175 Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest 13.4 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 4.3 Ast

Marques Townes 5 JR G 6-4 210 Edison, NJ St. Joseph's HS 11.2 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 2.4 Ast

Aundre Jackson 24 SR F 6-5 230 Kennedale, TX Kennedale High School 10.9 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 1.0 Ast

Cameron Krutwig 25 FR C 6-9 260 Algonquin, IL 10.5 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 1.7 Ast

Lucas Williamson 1 FR G 6-4 190 Chicago, IL 4.8 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast

Ben Richardson 14 SR G 6-3 185 Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest HS 6.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 3.7 Ast

Bruno Skokna 4 SO G 6-4 175 Croatia 3.5 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast

Cameron Satterwhite 23 SO G 6-4 175 Gilbert, AZ Gilbert Christian High School 1.9 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast

Adarius Avery 10 G 6-5 190 3.0 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.3 Ast

Christian Negron 12 FR F 6-7 215 Elgin, IL 1.1 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.1 Ast

Carson Shanks 32 SR C 7-0 235 Prior Lake, MN Prior Lake 0.9 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.1 Ast

Jake Baughman 2 SO G 6-3 180 Bloomington, IL Central Catholic High School 0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast

Nick DiNardi 44 SR F 6-7 225 Palos Park, IL Providence cAtholic High School 0.3 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.0 Ast

Dylan Boehm 31 FR F 6-5 205 Los Angeles, CA 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast

Aher Uguak F 6-7 210 Canada Harry Ainlay Composite High School
 
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(Reserved for utsports.com Game Notes)

HOOPS CENTRAL: #3 Tennessee vs. #11 Loyola-Chicago - University of Tennessee Athletics

The No. 3 seeded Volunteers (26-8) claimed a share of the SEC Regular-Season Championship after being picked to finish 13th by select media during the preseason. This year's squad is one of only four Tennessee teams to ever win 25 games in a single season is the 21st UT team to represent the Vols in the Big Dance.

All-SEC wing Admiral Schofield is playing his best basketball of the season right now, averaging 17.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in last week's SEC Tournament en route to All-Tournament Team honors. He posted his second double-double in as many games, with 15 points and 12 rebounds to go along with a pair of blocks in UT's opening round win over Wright State.

Grant Williams was the focus point of every defense during the SEC Tournament, being double-teamed and sometimes triple-teamed every time he got the ball in the post. That didn't stop the SEC Player of the Year from posting 12.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.0 spg during the tournament. He just missed out on a double-double, recording 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and hauling down nine boards in the Vols' win against Wright State.

On Thursday, a trio of double-digit scorers fueled No. 3-seeded Tennessee to a dominant 73-47 win over #13 seed Wright State. SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year Lamonte Turner led all players with 19 points and a career-high nine assists off the bench. UT was active on the defensive end of the court, finishing with six blocks and six steals to hold the Raiders (25-10) to a season-low for scoring and the fewest points allowed ever in program history during the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Orange has never faced the Ramblers on the hardwood. Loyola (29-5) is in its first tournament since 1985 after winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Donte Ingram knocked down a three-pointer with only 0.3 seconds remaining in regulation to vault the 11th-seeded Ramblers past sixth-seeded Miami by a final score of 64-62 in the opening round of the tournament.

THE OPPONENT
• Tennessee has never faced Loyola-Chicago on the collegiate hardwood.
• The Ramblers were the 1963 national champions. This year's squad has tied that 1963 team with a program-record 29 wins.
• Sixth-seeded Loyola-Chicago is riding an 11-game win streak.
• The Ramblers shoot .506 as a team and defeated Florida, 65-59, in Gainesville this season.

RIGHT NOW
• In Tennessee's 41 all-time NCAA Tournament games, the 47 points it gave up Thursday was a program-best.
• SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year Lamonté Turner's nine assists Thursday vs. Wright State were a career-high (previous was six).
• The All-SEC duo of Admiral Schofield (a native of Zion, Illinois) and Grant Williams is averaging 32.4 points and 15.4 rebounds over the last five games.
• Thursday's first-round win over Wright State was Rick Barnes' 100th game as Tennessee's head coach.

A WIN WOULD…
• Mark the eighth time Tennessee advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.
• Give Rick Barnes his seventh career Sweet Sixteen appearance as a head coach.
• Give UT 27 total victories, which would stand as the third-most in a season in program history.
• Give the Vols 14 total victories away from home this season, the program's most since 2007-08 (15).

VOLS WON LAST CLASH WITH 11 SEED
• Tennessee is 2-0 against No. 11 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols most recently defeated Iowa, 78-65, in overtime during a First Four game in Dayton in 2014. UT went on to reach the Sweet Sixteen.
• The other game came in the Round of 64 in a 62-59 win over San Diego State in 2010, when the Big Orange marched all the way to the Elite Eight.

VOLS-RAMBLERS CONNECTIONS
• Vols assistant coach Desmond Oliver and Loyola head coach Porter Moser worked together as assistants on the Texas A&M coaching staff under head coach Tony Barone during the 1997-98 season.
• Loyola-Chicago junior guard Adarius Avery is a native of Arlington, Tennessee (West Tennessee) and graduated from Arlington High School, where he was an All-State performer. The junior College transfer has appeared in 12 games off the bench in his first season with the Ramblers.
• Tennessee All-SEC wing Admiral Schofield is from Zion, Illinois, which is about 45 miles north of the LUC campus. Schofield was recruited by some members of the Ramblers' staff and played against some of the Loyola players in high school.
 
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If our guys are locked in, I don't think they can hang 40 minutes with us.
 
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This might be a good time to go back to our bread-and-butter inside game with Williams, Schofield, Alexander...
 
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Balanced scoring team. Not amazing defensively though. They impressed me at times with their ball movement, but at the same time had some stretches where they struggled to get looks. I think UT matches up well. Just can't settle for bad shots against this team (looking at you Schofield!)
 
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NCAA website shows Loyola # 1 in the nation in FG % - cant come out cold Sat. like today
 
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Most wins in a season:
31: 2007-08 (31-5)
28: 2009-10 (28-9)
26: 1999-2000 (26-7)
26: 2017-18 (26-8)

The winning percentage is currently tied at 19th out of 109 seasons.
 
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Vols are just too big, physical, way more athletic, and better coached. Loyola had their moment, it ends around 8:30 Saturday night. Really think, this region is winnable. Arizona was the only team, I didn't think UT matched up, well, against. Now, Kentucky stills scares me, a little, along with UVA and Cincy, but not like the mismatch Arizona would have been. But, of course, I didn't realize how soft mentally, Arizona was, too.
 
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Watching ESPN (who hates UT) this AM, they're pushing Loyola as this year's Cinderella.

I expect her carriage to turn into a big orange pumpkin tomorrow. GBO!!!
 
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What's the scouting report when the Ramblers have faced larger inside teams?

Will they muscle for position, or will they flop for fouls? That's my preliminary fear, that they'll sell two quick offensive fouls on Williams and negate our advantage.

Even so, they've gotta know that if Admiral is hot from outside, they're done.

Ironically, this matchup might prove to be Pons' most offensively productive game.
 
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What's the scouting report when the Ramblers have faced larger inside teams?

Will they muscle for position, or will they flop for fouls? That's my preliminary fear, that they'll sell two quick offensive fouls on Williams and negate our advantage.

Even so, they've gotta know that if Admiral is hot from outside, they're done.

Ironically, this matchup might prove to be Pons' most offensively productive game.

The most similar team in terms of height that Loyola faced was Florida. Followed by Illinois State. So combined 4-0, but Illinois State sucks.

Florida wasn’t in foul trouble in that game, but they also typically foul less than we do. Loyola only attempted 9 FTs. Four of them were from Satterwhite who Bowden will probably be guarding. Satterwhite is prone to turnovers and Bowden was 5th in the SEC in steal %, so I like that defensive matchup.

Their best player in that game was Jackson, who Admiral will most likely be guarding. Jackson and Krutwig combined for 13-19 from 2 point range. And Jackson was 3-3 from 3. But I have a lot more confidence in our front court than I do Florida’s.
 
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Don’t Sleep on Loyola.

Very efficient on Offense and tight D. I think they lead the country in steals and P.O.T
 
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Not Sleeping on Loyola but the level of competition is like Night and Day.....

They have played 2 teams in the 1-50 Rpi Range and their record is 1-1.

Their front court features what appears to be an overweight freshmen.

I just don't see it. Guards are great, but the adrenaline will have to drain at some point.

Put Tennessee on their schedule and look at the stats. Tell me if we don't boost better numbers.

I like our chances.
 
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Balanced scoring team. Not amazing defensively though. They impressed me at times with their ball movement, but at the same time had some stretches where they struggled to get looks. I think UT matches up well. Just can't settle for bad shots against this team (looking at you Schofield!)

LittleCat is a closet UT fan.
 
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We should roll them in the 2nd half when adrenaline subsides and our skill takes over.
 

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