The Official #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #2 [1] Houston Game Thread, 2:20 PM ET, CBS

[Other_Guy]

Exactly. And their 4 losses were by a combined 13 pts. And 3 of those losses were to sweet 16 teams, 2 were elite 8 and 1 final four team. They are absolutely elite

Didn't follow them but I heard this was that coach's best team yet

 

[UTK]

And we would STILL be behind

Yup Houston would have actual pressure put on them first time all game

 

[Jxn Vol]

Seen this movie too many times

 

[therealitytheory]

Shot our wad against KY I guess. Doesn't explain why we can't grab a rebound though.

 

[molsen81]

Honestly, last season's team was better but Knecht wasn't aggressive enough towards the end. This team has better defense but less shooting and for some reason our trees can't rebound.

 

[GBO18]

Reminds of the SECT, we finally beat Kentucky to make the title game and then Auburn ran us out of building.

I thought getting there last year we’d be a bit more prepared, but not yet.

Deep hole against an elite defense.

Surely we can shoot better than 21% FG & 7% 3PT

We will shoot better but the question is will Houston shoot worse. If they don’t we will still lose by double digits. I don’t even think Houston is shooting that good after the first 4 mins.

 

[hUTch2002]

Reminds of the SECT, we finally beat Kentucky to make the title game and then Auburn ran us out of building.

I thought getting there last year we’d be a bit more prepared, but not yet.

Deep hole against an elite defense.

Surely we can shoot better than 21% FG & 7% 3PT

They won’t if they keep settling. Too bad Ziegler’s career is ending like this. Getting beat is ok. Not showing up isn’t.

 

[Go47]

The Euphoria was apparently just too much for TN to get over. They will probably wake up in the second half but it may already be too late. We will see what these guys are made of for sure. At least come out and fight and show some grit.

We will play better in the second half . . . And lose by 12-15.

 

[BradstarVols]

Houston is 33-4 for the year. What would you call that ?

They're good, but not this good. This is all on Tennessee. Just can't hit open shots.

 

[luthervol]

Never going to win shooting 1-15 from 3. A lot of those were good looks.

 

[volsarelife1]

The players acting like beating Kentucky in the tournament was in fact our super bowl unfortunately

 

[VolsLFC]

Law of averages…hopefully it’ll balance out and we can at least make a run this half. But the athleticism of Houston is just something we don’t have.

They are super long with go go gadget arms it seems

 

[orangemadam]

It’s certainly not our defense, we held them under their average

 

[Vol737]

Points off offensive rebounds for HOU is a killer.

 

[Tenacjim]

It's a tournament game and I get it, and it hopefully won't diminish the body of work this team has displayed this year, but I cannot recall in many years of watching TN sports how disappointed I am in this game thus far. A total embarrassment of epic proportions

Football playoff game was very similar TBH.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Oh well maybe I’ll get laid tonight and make me feel better.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Every Tennessee fan needs to be on their feet the next half. Not one second in their seat. It may seem like a longshot, but get it under 10 somehow and you for e some pressure on Houston.

Why should the fans show more effort than the team?

 

[Orange931]

It’s not impossible to comeback, but I’d feel a lot better if we were down around 10.

 

[TC 83]

this is bad.

Yeah 1/15 is horrible…5/15, while not great, would put us in the game somewhat.

 

[Rocky Volboa]

Is there a better chance of us coming back or hell freezing over?

Only if you believe

 

[volfan102455]

You actually tried to slip in blame on the officials? The blame rests with the guys wearing Orange. Not one phase of the game has worked. Not one.

Actually, I am not normally one to blame the officials. But the one that hit the back boards, seeing players pushed to and falling on the floor - I just call it like it is.

 

[Boston Vol]

We can’t ever have nice things, Ziegler hit the three and ruined it. View attachment 731912

That was a first round game, not the elite 8.

 

[PC Jr.]

Everyone is upset because not only is this likely Barnes only shot at a title run, they're embarrassing themselves out there.

Yup. I know. They had everything in front of them.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Reminds of the SECT, we finally beat Kentucky to make the title game and then Auburn ran us out of building.

I thought getting there last year we’d be a bit more prepared, but not yet.

Deep hole against an elite defense.

Surely we can shoot better than 21% FG & 7% 3PT

ZZ and Lanier have to start hitting. Have to, and not with 5:00 left, immediately.

 

[JCP201]

Gainey and Felix are doing fine. Z is small, and they are getting to him. Chaz can get nerves, too. I just hope they figure it out at halftime.