We do not win that game without…

[Proud Army Wife]

We torched these same rims 48 hours ago, though. Very strange. Maybe a top-3 offensive performance and a bottom-3 offensive performance in 2 days time in the same gym.

Yeah. I chalk it up to “March” but it was strange nonetheless.

 

[1Big_Orange_Fan]

It’s ironic that on a night we couldn’t throw one in the ocean, we iced the game with 7/8 from the FT line.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Mean-spirited...so no Aidoo and we lose tonight. Looked like a man hitting those free throws or did you forget those? Mommy he's calling names again...

Free throws have nothing to do with him being soft, which he is

 

[livefaith]

Steaming turd of a win. We should have crushed them.

But we won.

Survive and advance . It was a thing of beauty!

 

[VolGee4]

Awaka is a man. Aidoo is soft

But Aidoo is more athletic and offensively skilled right now. We need both.

 

[pasadenavol]

It’s ironic that on a night we couldn’t throw one in the ocean, we iced the game with 7/8 from the FT line.

great to see... especially since they were horrible on Thursday night

 

[livefaith]

I don’t think that Awaka can go more than 15 minutes without fouling out. So the best scenario is that he’ll be very productive in his 12-15 minutes on the court.

This is true. TA has one speed ... "ON". He's so active and physical his rebounding is crazy. But that aggression leads to those fouls too. Thankfully we have him and Aidoo, so we're not usually susceptible to getting our big and foul trouble.

 

[sami]

We did two of those things that must be done to win in March - controlled the boards on both ends and hit clutch free throws. On a night where there was an invisible lid on the rim, just a gutty win.

Awaka was a man, ZZ just nonstop energy all night, and DK was a true pro, overcoming a rough night with some super clutch free throws. Special props to JJJ - for all the crap he gets, the guy shows up and busts his ass every night doing all the little things, and tonight coming up with 9 clutch points. I'd make the argument that his 3 might have been the most important bucket of the night.

 

[Rocky Top T]

We did two of those things that must be done to win in March - controlled the boards on both ends and hit clutch free throws. On a night where there was an invisible lid on the rim, just a gutty win.

Awaka was a man, ZZ just nonstop energy all night, and DK was a true pro, overcoming a rough night with some super clutch free throws. Special props to JJJ - for all the crap he gets, the guy shows up and busts his ass every night doing all the little things, and tonight coming up with 9 clutch points. I'd make the argument that his 3 might have been the most important bucket of the night.

JJJ gets crap for being a 5th year player and afraid to take the ball to the basket.

 

[The_Dude]

They all had their moments.

Team win.

 

[The_Dude]

But we got a game from Awaka we don't get every night. He essentially carried us scoring In the first half. And he picked up the slack where Aidoo couldn't finish at the rim.

The dude abides.

 

[The_Dude]

If he hadn’t committed so many stupid fouls then he would have put this game away for us a long time ago. They couldn’t stop him underneath.

Truth!

 

[Rockytop10nessee]

I feel like beer and anxiety meds were put on this earth for Tennessee sports

thank god for cusqueña golden. Good beer, from Peru. Check it out if you ever have a chance

 

[TennMan101]

That was one ugly game and scary. So glad our men pulled that win out. Shooting 3 for 25 in a ncaa game is normally the kiss of death.

survive and advance baby, gritty win

I agree, but our defense held them to only 19 points in the first half! Without our D, we lose this game, IMO. We've finally figured out a way to grind out the W in tough, hard fought games. GBO!

 

[joshwa]

Let's use this week to work on lay ups. Wow

 

[Lizzard28]

Texas changed something the last 7 minutes, they spread us out and there seemed to be a ton more space in the lane and they were able to penetrate easier. Interesting adjustment that Creighton may take notice of, although I don’t know if Creighton will be able to dribble drive as effectively as the Texas guards

 

[Freak]

Free throws have nothing to do with him being soft, which he is

JJJ gets crap for being a 5th year player and afraid to take the ball to the basket.

Bro, did you really just show up in a thread praising Awaka to simply bash two other players? Get out of here with that nonsense.

 

[Volfan1000]

Tobe Awaka. He was fierce.

Honorable mention to JJJ with 9, clutch points when we needed them.

Awaka and JJJ's defense on Disu in the final minutes where he grabbed a key defensive rebound.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Steaming turd of a win. We should have crushed them.

But we won.

I’m in Vegas and actually picked Texas at +7. I figured we would win but would struggle and not cover. I was right

 

[joshwa]

Survive and advance

 

[tev.sm]

OK we got our terrible shooting game out of the way. Now go get the chip. And oh ZZ ball pressure gave us so many extra possessions he gets my vote

ZZ’s defense against Abamas, especially on the last 3-pt shot was huge.

 

[lastlap]

Awaka was probably in line for a 16 point 10 rebound game if he doesn't get into foul trouble.

Facts. Only played 11 minutes.

 

[Vol4gzus]

Free throws have nothing to do with him being soft, which he is

Not everybody is a Bill Lambeer style player. He isnt soft. His style looks pretty stout when he goes to block a shot. His dunks don't look wimpy. Other shots around rim could be more aggressive, but I won't categorize him soft. Some bigs are a combo of finesse and muscle. Think his game is still growing. Goodday mate! Go Vols!

 

[orbs son]

I think every single guy had plays that we don’t win without. Gainey, JM, and Vescovi on D, ZZ’s passes, Awakas scoring. JJJ, Aidoo and DK all had major plays on offense. We shot like crap, but this was a total team effort.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

His defense was absolutely fantastic. But that might have been the worst offensive game he's played since the first South Carolina matchup. He was extremely reckless and was freewheeling way too much outside the framework of the offense. Tried to force way too many passes. Too many bad shots that weren't there. He really seemed to be pressing because not much was working offensively for anyone.

Dead on observation. Incredible defensively. All the guards were (Santi, Shak, JG) but ZZ was borderline hurting the team on offense. He may have only taken 2 shots that were good and in the rhythm of the offense and he made one of them from the corner. Then his passing was erratic as well. He HAS to make better decisions moving forward if team wants to get to a Final 4.