OrangeNehi
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When you've tied the game with 11 seconds to go and you've still got the ball in your hands, as Hopson did at the line, you have to feel good about your chances. But with the miss Tennessee did not get back on defense, and that was what Izzo instructed his team during the time out. If Hopson makes that one free throw, MSU has to inbound, and the pressure shifts to MSU. And it might have been. In truth, where the game was lost was when the Vols led by 5, 50-45 with 15:46 to go ... and MSU went on a 14-1 run. We had a lot of missed shots and "blocks" in that swing which should have been called fouls. What were the officials looking at? In the end, it was defense, our mainstay, that cost us the game. Izzo is not God, but he beat us on that missed free throw. No one can say that we are not a legitimate basketball school. We'll be ranked in the top five pre-season next year. Go Vols!