The Official #4 Tennessee vs. #5 Duke NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 2:40 PM ET, CBS

[kell7517]

It's not the name on the jersey, it's the zebras who support the guys with the name on the jersey

8 fouls a piece. So not sure that’s an accurate statement.

 

[patrick]

8 fouls On each team.

Likely to change in 2nd half. They are Duke.

 

[volmoon]

"Referee"?

 

[RockyTop140]

Aidoo is solidifying himself as the best big man on the team

 

[TheMookieMonster]

FIGHT VOLS FIGHT

 

[Tenacjim]

Hell of a finish to the half. Duke didn't have much outside of 3s.

And flops….

 

[kell7517]

FBP?

Fire Bruce Pearl?

 

[TomcatVolFan]

Charles Barkley complimenting Barnes and the Vols? He must not be feeling well today.

 

[kell7517]

Likely to change in 2nd half. They are Duke.

Hope you’re wrong. We shall see for sure.

 

[firestorm]

Barkley fitting in the football related words.

 

[walkenvol]

If we don’t win this game it won’t be because Vescovi didn’t give it everything he had! He’s everywhere all the time doing everything - scoring, defending, distributing, stealing…cat’s on fire!

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Come out the second half and punch these preppy pretty boys in the mouth.

 

[Pennheel]

Wow, look at all that Orange in the crowd. Good run to end the half. JJJ will need to step up more in the second half offensively if Tennessee is to put this away. Great 20 minutes of basketball so far. I'll be glad to take this loss in my bracket(I picked Duke.... Besides it's more or less ruined)
That was an example of tough defense over finesse,and the former wins out most of the time.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Credit to Barnes on the way we came out today. Another half to play, but there’s not a much better scenario than where we are sitting right now.

 

[Volstylexx]

“Coaching masterpiece by Rick Barnes”

 

[hUTch2002]

Can only attack it when we pull Lively out from the basket or he’s sitting tbh.

Fair but we have to get the ball in the arc. If it goes back out that’s ok but we take far too many 3s on possessions where the ball never penetrates the arc and far too many 3 feet or more beyond the arc.

 

[WillisWG]

Charles talking us up on CBS...physical Tennessee team

 

[volfan__18]

Aidoo is solidifying himself as the best big man on the team

it’s a different big man every game for us. We are by committee down low.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Unlike 75% of posters on here this weekend - THIS TEAM ISN’T SCARED OF THE NAME ACROSS THE JERSEY!!!

Interesting perspective on this, Rucker said he asked Santi and ON how they watched the NCAAT growing up; they didn’t. With our international flavor, the Duke name means nothing to these guys and it shows. It does to CRB and this is the best coaching job and emotion I’ve seen from him in a long time. He’s ready to lace him up today and show Scheyer what experience looks like.

 

[GoVols9800]

Vescovi with the best hustle play of the game, and there are supposed fans who dog him daily. Have said before and I’ll say again. BEST player on this team

I’m going to miss Vescovi more than any other player in a long time. Smart player!

 

[ButchPlz]

Charles Barkley complimenting Barnes and the Vols? He must not be feeling well today.

He just called us the Viles so...

 

[Cdywolfe]

If we can avoid the patented Tennessee 2nd half scoring drought then we win.

 

[firestorm]

Charles Barkley complimenting Barnes and the Vols? He must not be feeling well today.

He must be entertained by a fearless Tennessee team that vast persons expected Duke to outplay them which for some portions they were before Tennessee repeatedly responded successfully.

 

[I4Vols]

Charles Barkley complimenting Barnes and the Vols? He must not be feeling well today.

Thankfully, he is an Aubie and not a bammer, as I've always liked him

 

[volbound1700]

Fire Bruce Pearl?

Yeah, he isn't our coach lol, we got a coach.

Just because I say that I miss those presses doesn't mean I want to hire him over Barnes again...