The Official #3 Tennessee vs. Wake Forest Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN2

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#3 Tennessee Volunteers: 9-1 (0-0 SEC)

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 6-3 (0-0 ACC)

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GAME 11 | TENNESSEE vs. WAKE FOREST - Dec. 22, 2018 | 12:01 p.m. ET | | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)


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THE SERIES

Tennessee leads the all-time series with Wake Forest 10-2, dating to 1947.

Dating to 1967, the Volunteers have won four straight in this series. Tennessee was ranked in the AP top 25 for three of those four games.

The Vols are 110-99 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
 
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A WIN WOULD...

Extend Tennessee's win streak to six games.

Extend UT's home win streak to 15 games. It's the longest such streak of the Barnes era.

Preserve Tennessee's perfect record this season at Thompson-Boling Arena.
 
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STORYLINES

This is the second game of a two-year, home-and-home contract.

Wake Forest sophomore center Olivier Sarr is one of Yves Pons' best friends, and they talk almost every day.

2018 SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams (Charlotte) and sophomore wing Jalen Johnson(Durham) are both North Carolina natives, as is Rick Barnes (Hickory).

This is the 10th ACC game the Vols have played during the tenure of fourth-year head coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee is 6-3 in the previous nine.

During his 32 seasons as a head coach, Rick Barnes has guided his teams to 105 total weeks in the top 10.

Many UT students are gone during this holiday break. Tickets for most remaining Tennessee home games are available at AllVols.com.
 
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LAYUPS

Grant Williams leads the SEC in scoring (19.4 ppg), ranks second in field-goal percentage (.571), fourth in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and seventh in assists (4.4 apg). He also owns the team's best plus-minus (per 40) rating at +21.27.

Reigning SEC Player of the Week Admiral Schofield is the SEC's second-leading scorer (19.0 ppg). He has made multiple 3-pointers in each of UT's last seven games, with 22 makes during that span.

Jordan Bone scored a career-high 24 points Wednesday vs. Samford, and his 11 assists led directly to another 23 points.

Guard Lamonté Turner remains sidelined with a left shoulder injury and has appeared in only three games this season.

Forward John Fulkerson missed Wednesday's game vs. Samford with a left shoulder injury but is likely to be available Saturday.
 
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ABOUT WAKE FOREST

The Vols complete a two-game, home-and-home series with coach Danny Manning and Wake Forest on Saturday.

Last season, Tennessee traveled to Winston-Salem and captured a 79-60 win, its fourth straight victory in the series and ninth overall.

From last year's squad, Wake Forest lost its top three scorers, including Bryant Crawford and Doral Moore to the NBA Draft. Overall, the Demon Deacons had to replace 77.8 percent of their scoring from last season.

With the departure of several upperclassmen, junior guard Brandon Childress (16.8 ppg, 4.3 apg, 3.4 rpg) is the Demon Deacons' most productive returnee, leading the team in scoring and assists. Sophomore Chaundee Brown (10.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg), who produced four 20-point games in his first year on campus, will also take on an expanded role this season.

Wake Forest added six newcomers to its roster, highlighted by a pair of highly-rated freshmen forwards in Jaylen Hoard (15.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) and Isaiah Mucius (8.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg).

The Demon Deacons (6-3) enter the game coming off a win over Davidson on Monday night, 67-63. Away from home, Wake Forest is 2-2 on the season and 0-1 when playing on the road.
 
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We better be awake...this is a game that could get away from us if we aren't "on edge" and ready to play for 40 minutes.
 
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StrangeVol said:
We better be awake...this is a game that could get away from us if we aren't "on edge" and ready to play for 40 minutes.
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But, this team is always ready to play or at least, they have been so far this year and I don't expect any change
 
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StrangeVol said:
We better be awake...this is a game that could get away from us if we aren't "on edge" and ready to play for 40 minutes.
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I guess you could say this about any game on the schedule, but WF is certainly not one of the better teams we play this season.
 
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Noon games are always tough, especially against an underwhelming opponent...need to come out and set the tone early and be ready to play, in sure WF will be pumped going into #3’s house.
 
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Who’s gonna be the early tone setter? Pons? I know once Grant gets his first “and one” that usually fires up the place.
 
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Considering heading to this game. Can get rafter seats on Seat Geek for about $25 each. Think we can do better outside the arena?
 
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