The Official #17 Tennessee vs. Florida State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, CBS Sports Network

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 5-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Florida State Seminoles: 5-1 (0-1 ACC)

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GAME 6 | TENNESSEE vs. FLORIDA STATE - Nov. 29, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Raider Arena (2,000)


Line: UT: +1.5
O/U: 135

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Florida State Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with Florida State, 5-3. The teams haven't met since 1989. The series is tied, 1-1, when contested at a neutral site.
• Tennessee is 112-99 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. That includes a four-game win streak dating to December 2017.
• Rick Barnes is 4-4 all-time vs. FSU. All eight meetings came when Barnes was the head coach at Clemson (1994-98). Barnes is 73-74 against all current members of the ACC.
 
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STORYLINES

• The Vols are riding a three-game win streak over opponents from the Sunshine State spanning the last two seasons
• Tennessee's returning players are familiar with FSU big man Dominik Olejniczak. He spent the past two seasons at Ole Miss, where he averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebound in three games against the Vols (all UT wins).
• Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton has ties to Pat Summitt and the University of Tennessee system. See note on Page 4.
• Coached by current Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee defeated Florida State, 23-16, in the Fiesta Bowl to claim the 1998 BCS National Championship.
• Former Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke is now the QB coach at Tennessee. He led the Seminoles to the 1999 BCS National Championship and won the Heisman Trophy the following season.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee is ranked No. 17 in this week's AP poll and No. 16 in the current coaches poll.
• Other than the SEC Tournament in March, this week marks the only time this season Tennessee will play on back-to-back days.
• Tennessee leads the SEC in blocks per game (6.8 bpg), assists per game (18.8 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5).
• The Vols have assisted on 70.7 percent of their made field goals this season. That assist percentage ranks second in the nation, trailing only Texas Tech.
• Bob Cousy Award candidate Lamonté Turner ranks second among Division I players with 9.2 assists per game, trailing only Iowa State's Tyrese Haliburton (10.3 apg).
• Josiah-Jordan James leads the Vols and ranks 11th in the SEC with 7.2 rebounds per game. He is the top-rebounding freshman in the league.
 
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ABOUT FLORIDA STATE

• In this week's AP Top 25 poll, Florida State was the top vote-getter among unranked teams.
• Following a season-opening loss on the road at Pitt, Florida State has gained momentum as it is currently riding a five-game win streak. The most notable of those wins came on the road at Florida in FSU's second game of the season.
• The Seminoles are coming off a record-breaking 2018-19 season during which they won a program-best 29 games, advanced to the championship game at the ACC Tournament and saw their season extend to the second week of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Noles are led by senior guard Trent Forrest, who is second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg) and steals (1.6 spg) while leading FSU with 4.6 apg. Forrest came into the year primed to carry the load on offense after the Noles lost NBA Draft picks Mfiondu Kabengele (13.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and Terance Mann (11.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg) who accounted for nearly 25 points of offense per game.
• With the loss of two NBA picks, freshman Patrick Williams is expected to fill those holes immediately. Williams was ranked as a five-star prospect and the No. 2 player in the state of North Carolina. He is currently second on the Seminoles in blocks (0.8 bpg) and third in rebounds (3.8 rpg) while also averaging nearly 11 points per game (10.83 ppg).
• Founded in 1851, FSU is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Florida
• Notable FSU alumni include late actor Burt Reynolds and Leonard Skinner, the namesake of the legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
 
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Miami coach Leonard Hamilton was very close to becoming TN's head basketball coach after Don Devoe was fired in 1989. FSU coach Pat Kennedy was Doug Dickey's first choice, but he turned down the opportunity. Wade Houston and Leonard Hamilton were neck and neck for the job after Kennedy said no thanks. Wade had a son that was a senior in high school, one of the top prospects in the country, and had signed with Louisville. Hamilton was at Kentucky during the time that huge NCAA violations were committed (exposed when cash fell out of a damaged overnight shipping envelope).
 
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Before the Washington game, I stated that fouls for Washington’s “bigs” would be key for Tennessee.

I really thought Tennessee could (and would) put emphasis on making Washington’s bigs foul, and getting them into foul trouble (miss minutes or at least play differently).

For Florida State, Tennessee’s guards can still pressure FSU’s “bigs” and try to create fouls; however Tennessee’s front court will have to play with a different strategy (I think).

FSU can play 4 forwards, and 2 centers (mostly a 3 guard 2 forward set up), I assume they will pressure Fulkerson and try to get him in foul trouble.

Fulky cannot get into foul trouble in this game. James probably won’t get 13 rebounds, but look for him to be very active defensively (if Tennessee is to win). Also I think Pember could provide some valuable minutes (on the O scoring a few and on the D a block, a few rebounds and some needed fouls given).
 
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Tough game. Very good FSU team sitting right outside the T25.

We can win but need to play better than we have the past few games.
 
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Let’s do this!

FSU has a stout team and looked solid against Florida. Although Florida played like crap against them.

This FSU team could be a top 20 win and one that helps tourney time
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I HATE that the Saturday game will be on at the same time as TN Football.
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I have no doubt, t'were it the case, that the late, great John Ward could handle both games seamlessly.

"Jennings has it! Breaks a tackle! He's at the 10 ... the 5 ... 4, 3, 2, 1 ... was his foot on the line, Bert? No. That's a three for James!"
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I HATE that the Saturday game will be on at the same time as TN Football.
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Gotta hope that the Vols make the 6:00 PM EST title game and that UT has a 30+ point lead at the half against Vandy.

1985Vols said:
Is this game on TV or can you only stream on CBSSN?
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CBSSN is available through a variety of cable providers, so hopefully it's hidden in your cable package among the lesser-viewed sports channels.
 
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Serious question: How will Barnes rest/rotate his guards, given that they play again next day?

Or will he ride Turner and Bowden to both buzzers (if needed) to make the point to benchers that they must become dependable, integral parts of the team before tournament time in May?

At this point in the season, maybe Barnes would tell the team days in advance exactly how many minutes Turner, Bowden and James will and will not play today, and then see who rises to the occasion--even if it means a loss.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Serious question: How will Barnes rest/rotate his guards, given that they play again next day?

Or will he ride Turner and Bowden to both buzzers (if needed) to make the point to benchers that they must become dependable, integral parts of the team before tournament time in May?

At this point in the season, maybe Barnes would tell the team days in advance exactly how many minutes Turner, Bowden and James will and will not play today, and then see who rises to the occasion--even if it means a loss.
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No chance but especially not in a tournament setting.
 
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