The Official #6 Tennessee @ Texas A&M Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#6 Tennessee Volunteers: 17-5 (7-2 SEC)
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Texas A&M Aggies: 14-8 (5-4 SEC)
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GAME 23 | TENNESSEE at TEXAS A&M - Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 | 8 p.m. ET | Bryan-College Station, Texas | Reed Arena (12,989)


Line: UT -1.5
O/U: 122.5

TV: ESPN / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen / Live Stats
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Texas A&M Game Notes


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THE MATCHUP

• Prior to dropping a 68-63 road decision last season (2/21/23) in a top-25 matchup, Tennessee had won three in a row against Texas A&M, all by double digits.
• This is the seventh time in the last eight meetings UT is ranked. It went 5-1 in the prior six, including 5-0 with the Aggies unranked.
• The Volunteers' last win over Texas A&M was a 65-50 result on 3/13/22 in Tampa, Fla., in the SEC Tournament title game, giving UT its fifth crown and first since 1979.
• After going 25-10 (15-3) last season and, for the first time since 2018, reaching the NCAA Tournament, Texas A&M was voted second in the SEC preseason poll.
• Junior guard Wade Taylor IV, the SEC Peseason Player of the Year, is the Aggies' leader in both points (19.7) and assists (3.6) per game, the former of which is fourth in the SEC.
• Texas A&M (31-10) is one of three teams Rick Barnes has beat 30- plus times, along with Texas Tech (33-5) and Baylor (30-9). The Aggies are the only one he has beat at multiple schools (three).
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• Tennessee is averaging 83.5 ppg in its 10 contests since the turn of the new year. The only other times in the last 15 years (2009-24) the Volunteers have averaged 83.5 ppg in a 10-game span in a single season were 15 concurrent streaks over the first 24 contests of 2018- 19, during which they went 23-1 from 11/6/18-2/13/19.
• The Volunteers are averaging 83.1 ppg through nine SEC games, the midpoint of the conference slate. The only other instance in the last 24 seasons (2000-24) in which they put up 83-plus ppg over nine single-season SEC contests were four concurrent streaks over the first 12 outings of league play in 2018-19, from 1/5/19-2/16/19.
• Zakai Zeigler's 17-point, nine- assist, five-steal showing versus LSU (2/7/24) was the sixth by an SEC player in the last 16 seasons (2008-24), joining outings by Dru Smith, Tremont Waters (twice), Tyler Ulis and John Wall. His 22 assists in the last two contests are the most in back-to-back regulation SEC games since Jared Harper on 2/3/18 and 2/7/18.
 
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DOMINANT DK

• Dalton Knecht is seventh among Power Six players in scoring this season at 20.2 ppg. His 15.8 ppg career average leads the SEC and is ninth among Power Six players. He is one of five DI players—the only other in a Power Six league is Zach Edey—averaging 20.0 ppg this year who also did so last year.
• Knecht scored 234 points in the last eight contests (29.3 ppg). The only other Power Six players to hit that mark in the last decade (2014-24) are Markus Howard (2019-20 & 2018-19), Trae Young (2017-18) and Buddy Hield (2015- 16). Knecht is the only DI player in the last 19 years (2005-24) to do that without averaging over 1.0 turnover per game.
• If Knecht records 16 points at Texas A&M, he would be the seventh SEC player in the last 13 seasons (2011-24) to hit that mark in at least nine straight league games, joining Cameron Thomas (2020-21), Immanuel Quickley (2019-20), J.J. Frazier (2016-17), Sindarius Thornwell (2016-17), Jamal Murray (2015-16) and Ben Simmons (2015-16).
 
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DYNAMIC DUOS

• At Mississippi State (1/10/24), Dalton Knecht (28) and Zakai Zeigler (26) became the first Vol duo with 25-plus points in a game since 11/24/15, when Armani Moore (29) and Kevin Punter Jr. (26) did so against Army West Point. That is the only other occurrence at UT in the last 19 seasons (2005-24).
• Knecht and Zeigler also became the first teammates to score 25-plus in an SEC road game since 2/6/21 when Ole Miss' Romello White (30) and Devontae Shuler (26) did so at Auburn.
• It then happended again in Tennessee's victory at #10/8 Kentucky (2/3/24), as Josiah-Jordan James and Zakai Zeigler each scored 26 points.
 
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A&M misses a lot of shots so if we stay competitive on the boards Vols should win. Unless A&M shoots 50 free throws.
 
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Yep I’m nervous for this game. I think it’s a game we can definitely win, but A&M is a talented team and it’s a tough place to play. I will be thrilled with a 1 point win but I won’t be surprised to see us drop this game. Hopefully we come out hot and take the crowd out of the game early.
 
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Our Vols should win if we limit the scoring droughts and rebound well. This is the type game where Santi and JJJ must crash the boards, too.
 
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Just gotta freaking SHOW UP and do our job... not disappearing and going on cold spells ... several players need to show up and play like they are capable of... Play with confidence. We don't and we lose. Simple. Everyone wants to take us down right now, so we have to bring it (which we should be able to do at this point in the season) every game.

If we can grind this one out and get the W, we should be in good shape the next four games and be poised for a great game at home against Pearl...
 
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Which Boots Radford shows up tonight will be a big key in this one. He started the SEC season pretty slow, but has recently come on strong and their play has coincided with this, especially since Wade Taylor has been extremely inefficient lately. If we can neutralize boots, I really like our chances.
 
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