The Official #4 Tennessee vs. #9 Florida Atlantic NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, TBS

[LadyinOrange]

Keep saying we take teams to the mud, making comments about us being extremely physical. Same narrative we’ve heard all week and ignoring the fact that the fouls are even.

I wouldn't want a team that DIDN'T play extremely physical. I'd just go watch golf.

 

[DD4ME]

This team for a reason I can’t figure out has no consistency. No player has back to back good games. You know if a player has a good game he will do very little in the next game. It’s so weird.

Jekyll and Hyde all day

 

[pricevol5]

Olivier screams undiagnosed ADHD to me...doesn't even realize a game is going on. Get that dude some adderall at halftime.

 

[Vol737]

How many short jumpers in the paint can we miss? Went cold late in the half. ON and Vescovi haven’t gotten off the plane yet. C’mon men!

 

[barney]

 

[Shakinthefat]

Our defense is overwhelming them

Their defense is overwhelming us

 

[luthervol]

Before our game on Saturday, everyone needs to state beforehand what halftime score they would be happy with.
I'm thinking most everyone on here would have gladly accepted a 5 point halftime lead before this game started.

 

[TheBigOne10]

ON comes out with a fro for the 2nd half, scores 23.

I’ll take it!

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Shutup

It’s coming.

 

[walkenvol]

The only adjustment is to guard the ball better so we don’t get into rotations that create the open shots. We do that, we win. We don’t, it could go either way. That simple

Rebound and hit bunnies and we win

 

[hardyemt_p]

FAU will start hitting 3s just wait

Yep, there gonna get hot! Hope we can respond and keep up!

 

[VAVol85]

neither will we.

I also think we make some adjustments so they don’t get so many wide open 3s - a little less help inside and a little more stay with your man.

 

[Orangeblooded615]

Scovi needs to shoot some threes. JJJ and ORN need to attack. Would love anything from Phillips haha.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

Also accurately said we are inconsistent and offensively challenged.

But they did announce the score at half, I believe they said we are winning

 

[JRVOL11]

another thing to be noted, davis was out most of the 1st half and now he’s back…

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Nah...give me Lily every day over Candace

I would take them both

The odds are better Lilly would take you back before Candace unless you are female.

 

[Namorto1]

Maybe it is just the historic disappointments we have dealt with, but I’m afraid we are going to look at this first half and what could have been. We could have buried this team in the first half. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[barney]

It’s coming.

ok tuscaloosa sock puppet

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Need Santi & ON to score more than 3 this half.

20 minutes boys, let’s get it!

 

[Orange931]

Don't know about making it past K. But I will approve your message

It’s gonna happen.

 

[TheBigOne10]

I’m happy with the lead, especially considering where our limited scoring came from. I’m more concerned at how many open 3’s FAU couldn’t convert.

 

[Voldog1998]

We had two chances to extend a nine point lead right before halftime and couldn’t do it. We gotta make those close inside shots.

 

[BP4Prez]

5-point lead at half feels demoralizing. FAU has had an insane number of wide open 3’s they missed. They aren’t going to keep missing them at this clip.

I don’t get this. Would you rather be down 5?

 

[I4Vols]

They are playing solid D on Santi. He can't even get his usual initial shot fake to shake his defender.
Miss Z big time from the outside

 

[RockyTop140]

Before our game on Saturday, everyone needs to state beforehand what halftime score they would be happy with.
I'm thinking most everyone on here would have gladly accepted a 5 point halftime lead before this game started.

It’s more about how we’ve played than the result. Giving up wide open good looks, and playing atrocious on offense. We’re pretty fortunate they’ve shot as poorly as they have