The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #5 Villanova Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN News

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 2-0 (0-0 SEC)

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#5 Villanova Wildcats: 2-1 (0-0 Big East)

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GAME 3 | TENNESSEE vs. VILLANOVA - Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 | 1:01 p.m. ET | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,250)

Line: UT +2
O/U: 142

TV: ESPN News / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen
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Villanova Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee trails the all-time series with Villanova, 1-3, dating to 1950.
• After the first two meetings took place in Philadelphia, the two most recent clashes have come at neutral sites.
• The Vols' lone win in the series was a 78-68 triumph in the championship game of the 2010 NIT Season Tipoff in New York City's Madison Square Garden.
• In the most recent meeting—at the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis—the Vols led the Wildcats by 12 at halftime (46-34), but Villanova rallied to post an 85-76 victory.
• Tennessee owns a 30-26 all-time record against current members of the Big East Conference.
• Rick Barnes is 9-8 against Villanova as a head coach. He was 7-6 against the Wildcats during his six-year tenure at Providence.
• Barnes is 2-2 in head-to-head coaching matchups with Jay Wright.
 
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SCOUTING REPORT

• Reigning SEC Freshman of the Week Kennedy Chandler has been impressive through his first two games as a Vol, leading the team in scoring (18.0 ppg), assists (5.0 apg), field-goal percentage (.684) and 3-point percentage (.857).
• In his first year as a starter, junior forward Olivier Nkamhoua is averaging a double-double with 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds.
• 43 percent of Tennessee's points this season have been scored by first-year Vols (79 of 184).
• Through the games of Nov. 16, Tennessee ranks second in the country in offensive rebounding, grabbing an average of 21.0 offensive boards per game. And Tennessee's offensive rebounding percentage of 48.3 is the third-highest in the country.
• ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla, who is calling Saturday's game, is a former Rick Barnes staffer, as he was an assistant coach on Barnes' staff at Providence in the early 1990s. Fraschilla also is the father of Villanova Video Coordinator Matt Fraschilla.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee and its fanbase are quite familiar with all three opposing teams in this Hall of Fame Tipoff field. The Vols played Purdue in 2017 and 2019, faced North Carolina in 2016 and 2017, and clashed with Villanova in 2017.
• This weekend's games mark just the second and third contests the Vols have ever played in the state of Connecticut. UT's only previous appearance in The Constitution State was a 72-61 loss to eighth-ranked UConn in Hartford on Jan. 22, 2011.
 
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A WIN WOULD...

• Stand as Tennessee's fifth upset over a top-five team under Rick Barnes. Barnes' Vols previously logged three wins over Kentucky teams ranked No. 4, along with an upset of top-ranked Gonzaga.
• Be Tennessee's 29th all-time win over an AP top-five opponent.
 
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ABOUT VILLANOVA

• Along with a pair of wins over Mount St. Mary's and Howard, Villanova (2-1) enters the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament having already faced a ranked opponent, as the Wildcats fell in overtime to No. 2 UCLA last Friday in Los Angeles, 86-77.
• Last season, Villanova finished 18-7 (11-4 Big East), captured the Big East regular-season title and earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament—advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before being eliminated by eventual national champion Baylor.
• Villanova returns four of its top five scorers from last season to its 2021-22 squad, including AP Preseason First Team All-American and Big East Preseason Player of the Year Collin Gillespie.
• Villanova was chosen to win the Big East regular-season title in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll. Graduate forward Jermaine Samuels and junior guard Justin Moore were preseason Second Team All-Big East selections.
• Gillespie and Samuels are taking advantage of a fifth year of eligibility that was granted by the NCAA due to the effects of the pandemic last season.
• Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes owns a 42-49 record against current Big East teams and is 9-8 against Villanova, with the majority of those contests coming when Barnes coached at Providence.
• Tennessee has faced Villanova one previous time during the Barnes era—also at an early-season tournament. On Thanksgiving Day at the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis, the eventual national champion Wildcats defeated the Vols, 86-75.
• Previously, in the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off championship game, No. 24 Tennessee defeated No. 7 Villanova, 78-68. The other two previous meetings between the schools came in 1950 and 1971—both in Philadelphia and both Villanova wins.
 
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YankeeVol said:
2021 Basketball Hall Of Fame Tip Off Tournament


#18 Tennessee Volunteers: 2-0 (0-0 SEC)

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vs.

#5 Villanova Wildcats: 2-1 (0-0 Big East)

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GAME 3 | TENNESSEE vs. VILLANOVA - Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 | 1:01 p.m. ET | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,250)

Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 142

TV: ESPN News / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen
Satellite Radio: Sirius: N/A / XM: 191/ Internet: ---
Online: WatchESPN app

Villanova Game Notes

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For some reason I thought the game was tonight. I was just thinking you were slipping, but I posted in another thread and came back to the BBF and here is our game thread. Appreciate it, man
 
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My senior year, Boston College upset Villanova to win the Big East Tournament. I was there at Madison Square Garden and it was a glorious victory! It's the only time I smoked a cigar in my life. Hoping for another victory over Nova tomorrow, go Vols!
 
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YankeeVol said:
2021 Basketball Hall Of Fame Tip Off Tournament


#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 2-0 (0-0 SEC)

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vs.

#5 Villanova Wildcats: 2-1 (0-0 Big East)

FEXFmWnWYAEVZG7


GAME 3 | TENNESSEE vs. VILLANOVA - Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 | 1:01 p.m. ET | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,250)

Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 142

TV: ESPN News / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen
Satellite Radio: Sirius: 85 / XM: 85/ Internet: ---
Online: WatchESPN app

Villanova Game Notes

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I expect Tennessee to try and wear Villanova down with depth in this game.
 
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Really don’t think we can afford to give plavsic any minutes this game.. his lateral quickness and for lack of a better term stiffness is a huge liability against mid majors, novas gonna be a full step ahead of him when we’re on the defensive side of the ball…not to mention he’s hardly got a go to move offensively. Not hating on the kid love the effort, just don’t think the skill translates at this level against this type of opponent.
 
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BigBabyWilliams said:
Really don’t think we can afford to give plavsic any minutes this game.. his lateral quickness and for lack of a better term stiffness is a huge liability against mid majors, novas gonna be a full step ahead of him when we’re on the defensive side of the ball…not to mention he’s hardly got a go to move offensively. Not hating on the kid love the effort, just don’t think the skill translates at this level against this type of opponent.
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Plavsic should not get minutes unless ORN or Fulk fall into foul trouble.
 
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BigBabyWilliams said:
Really don’t think we can afford to give plavsic any minutes this game.. his lateral quickness and for lack of a better term stiffness is a huge liability against mid majors, novas gonna be a full step ahead of him when we’re on the defensive side of the ball…not to mention he’s hardly got a go to move offensively. Not hating on the kid love the effort, just don’t think the skill translates at this level against this type of opponent.
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Mid majors? Villanova?
 
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My cable package doesn't offer ESPN News. Can anyone offer a free streaming service? I REALLY want to watch this game. Thanks in advance.
 
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