The Official #11 Tennessee @ Ole Miss Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

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#11 Tennessee Volunteers: 12-3 (5-3 SEC)

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Ole Miss Rebels: 8-8 (3-6 SEC)

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GAME 16 | TENNESSEE at OLE MISS - Feb. 2, 2021 | 7:01 p.m. ET / 6:01 p.m. CT | The Pavilion at Ole Miss

Line: UT -3.5
O/U: 124.5

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Ole Miss Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads the all-time series with Ole Miss, 75-44, dating to 1924.
• The Volunteers own a 27-25 edge when the series is played in Oxford.
• Tennessee is riding a five-game win streak in the series, including each of the last two meetings at The Pavilion.
• This is the only time these teams are slated to meet during the regular season.
• No active Vol has ever played in a loss to Ole Miss. John Fulkerson was on the roster when UT lost at Ole Miss on Jan. 17, 2017, but he was inactive (season-ending injury in December).
 
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LAYUP LINES

• On Jan. 5, 2015, Ole Miss grad transfer Romello White Tweeted his commitment to Tennessee, but he eventually signed with Arizona State. See note below.
• Tennessee dominated #15 Kansas Saturday for an 80-61, wire-to-wire win that clinched the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for the SEC (5-4).
• The victory over the Jayhawks capped a perfect 7-0 sweep of the non-conference portion of Tennessee's schedule.
• Yves Pons is averaging a team-best 16.7 points while shooting .655 over UT's last three games.
• Tennessee is No. 10 in the latest NCAA NET ratings, with wins over three teams in the top 35.
• Last week, senior Yves Pons was named a top-10 finalist for the Julius Erving Award and one of 15 candidates for Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year.
• Vols senior John Fulkerson has been named to the Wooden Award's Midseason Top-25 List.
 
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DEFENSE WINS

• Tennessee ranks sixth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing just 59.4 points per game.
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank second in the NCAA in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 86.6 points per 100 possessions. College teams typically average close to 70 possessions per game.
• The Vols are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game while converting those turnovers into 17.9 points per game. Tennessee's turnover margin stands at +4.8 (10th nationally).
• Tennessee has forced 12 of 15 opponents to turn the ball over on 20 percent or more of their possessions.
• Tennessee has allowed only one opposing player to score 20 points all season (Xavier Pinson).
• Reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year Yves Pons has 20 blocks through UT's first eight SEC games. Pons has 100 blocks in his last 46 games.
 
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ABOUT OLE MISS

• After opening the year with COVID-19 issues, the Rebels jumped out to a 5-1 start, but since the beginning of conference play it has been of a mixed bag of results for Ole Miss, which owns an 8-8 overall record and a 3-6 mark in SEC play. Most recently, Ole Miss suffered back-to-back road losses to Arkansas (74-59) on Wednesday and Georgia (71-61) on Saturday.
• In year No. 3 in Oxford, head coach Kermit Davis has had to develop new offensive leaders after losing Breein Tyree, who was one of the SEC's most prolific bucket-getters a season ago.
• This season, the Rebels have been reliant on senior guard Devontae Shuler. Shuler leads the team and ranks 11th in the SEC in scoring with 14.9 points per game. He's also dishing out points nearly as efficiently as he's scoring them, leading the team and ranking seventh among SEC players with 3.8 assists per contest.
• On the defensive end, Shuler and Luis Rodriguez have combined to record 55 total steals on the year, with Rodriguez leading the team and sitting in fourth in the SEC in steals (1.8 spg). Shuler ranks seventh in the league and second on the team (1.7 spg).
• On the boards, Rodriguez has been a force, pulling in a team-leading 6.4 rebounds per game. He also ranks 11th in the SEC in rebounding through 16 games. On the score sheet, Rodriguez has chipped in his fair share as Ole Miss's fifth-leading scorer with 7.7 points per game.
• Manning Way is a street on campus in Oxford named after football alumni Archie Manning. In his honor, the speed limit is 18 mph—his jersey number. After his son, Eli, starred on the gridiron at Ole Miss, the school changed the speed limit to 10 mph—Eli's number—to honor the younger Manning.
 
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Need to handle Fulky like we did last game. Play him in 3-4 minute spurts and get him out to rest for a while. He doesn’t have the strength and energy that he had last year. Giving him consistent breaks is the best way to get the most out of him.
 
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YankeeVol said:
That was my first thought as well. They aren't good
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I thought the same thing. Homecourt advantage is not really a benefit this year with most of the fans being absent. Vegas oddsmakers must see something with their roster that could give us headaches (Maybe fast guards that can get to the rim). I haven’t watched Ole Miss play at all this year. Hopefully they don’t have any guards like Xavier Pinson.
 
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PEPPERJAX said:
I thought the same thing. Homecourt advantage is not really a benefit this year with most of the fans being absent. Vegas oddsmakers must see something with their roster that could give us headaches (Maybe fast guards that can get to the rim). I haven’t watched Ole Miss play at all this year. Hopefully they don’t have any guards like Xavier Pinson.
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Both teams play at a slow tempo so projected score is going to be low thus margin is expected to be lower than a faster paced game.

Haslem Metrics has it 63-57 Vols
Barttorvick has it 61-57 Vols
 
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Go Vols!!! Line at -3.5 Vols. Must be the Pons effect, or consistency. Hmmm
Fitzgerald and Bradshaw on the call.
 
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I just want to see shots falling. We haven't had issues getting open looks all season, just making shots at times has been a problem. I think if we are on from the field we win by 15+. If not I still think we win but by 4-7.
 
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I have learned to temper my enthusiasm or anxiety until about 10 minutes left in the game. When we are putting the ball through the hoop, playing solid defense, not turning the ball over, we win. Fulky just doesn't play very effectively against a big, thick, tall opponent under the rim. Bless his heart, If he is equally matched, he does well. If the opponent is rough and physical and the refs let him beat on Fulky, might as well put someone else in. Having said all that, Kansas win was awesome. Hope the Vols can do it again on the road tonight.
 
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