The Official Tennessee @ Missouri Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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Tennessee Volunteers: 8-5 (0-1 SEC)

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Missouri Tigers: 8-5 (0-1 SEC)

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GAME 14 | TENNESSEE at MISSOURI - Jan. 7, 2020 | 7:01 p.m. ET | Mizzou Arena (15,061)

Line: UT: +5
O/U: 122

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Missouri Game Notes

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THE SERIES
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with Missouri, 8-7, dating to 1961.
• The Tigers hold a 5-2 edge when the series is contested in Columbia, though the teams have split the last four meetings there.
 
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A WIN WOULD...
• Leave Rick Barnes just three wins shy of recording his 100th victory as Tennessee's head coach.
• Give the Vols back-to-back victories at Mizzou Arena.
• Stand as UT's first true road win of the season.
• Prevent UT's first three-game losing skid since Feb. 22 through March 1 of the 2016-17 season (Vanderbilt, South Carolina, LSU).
 
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STORYLINES
• First-year Tennessee assistant coach Kim English was a 1,500-point scorer and an All-Big 12 performer during his collegiate playing career at Mizzou from 2008-12. The Tigers won 107 games during the NBA Draft pick's career. See note on Page 4.
• Cuonzo Martin coached the Vols for three seasons from 2011-14.
• VFL and former All-SEC Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon (2010-14) is now a second-year graduate assistant on the Mizzou basketball staff.
• None of the projected starters for Tuesday's game started the last time these teams met.
• Mid-year enrollee Santiago Vescovi started and scored 18 points on six 3-pointers in his Tennessee debut Saturday, just one week after arriving in the United States from his native Uruguay.
 
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LAYUP LINES
• Tennessee ranks second in the SEC and 15th nationally in scoring defense, allowing only 59.6 ppg.
• The Vols have a 0.0 turnover margin through 13 games—UT and its opponents both have committed 175 turnovers.
• Junior John Fulkerson is shooting a team-best .663 from the field while averaging a career-best 11.2 points per game this season.
• Junior forward Yves Pons has blocked at least one shot in every game this season and ranks second in the SEC with 2.4 bpg.
• True freshman Josiah-Jordan James leads the Vols with 5.9 rebounds per game. He is the SEC's second-leading rebounder among freshmen.
• Senior guard and preseason All-SEC selection Lamonté Turner announced on Dec. 21 that he will no longer suit up for the Vols due to thoracic outlet syndrome. The Vols are 0-2 without him.
 
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ABOUT MISSOURI
• Missouri is coming off a loss in its SEC opener, dropping a 71-59 decision at 17th-ranked Kentucky Saturday.
• The Tigers closed non-conference action on a high note, winning four consecutive games before Saturday's loss at Kentucky. Following a difficult loss at home against Charleston Southern to begin December, Mizzou bounced back, to post wins against Temple, Southern Illinois, Illinois and Chicago State.
• Missouri returns seven of its top-nine scorers from 2018-19 while managing the departure of graduating seniors Jordan Geist (14.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg) and Kevin Puryear (7.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg).
• Bright spots for the Tigers this season have been the production of Mark and Dru Smith. Mark is second on the Tigers in scoring (11.5 ppg) and leads Mizzou in rebounding (4.8 rpg), while Dru leads the Tigers in scoring (11.8 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.0 spg) while ranking second in rebounding (4.7 rpg).
• After making the NCAA Tournament in 2018, the Tigers look to avoid missing out on March for the second consecutive season under head coach Cuonzo Martin.
• Missouri's official mascot, Truman the Tiger, was introduced on Sept. 16, 1986, and was named after Harry S. Truman, the only president from Missouri, following a campus-wide contest.
• Notable Missouri alumni include Kim English and Sam Walton, who is known for his founding of popular retail store chains Sam's Club and Wal-Mart.
 
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We need a LEADER to arise from the RUBBLE this season has become!!! (Rocky music in the background)
Will it be Senor Santiago Vescovi Vannet?
 
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Bowden cannot continue to shoot that poorly.

One way or another...

Hope the Vols find enough offense to beat Martin's Misérables!
 
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If I'm betting this game, I'm taking Mizzou and giving the 5. Conzo want's us Bad, and we are simply discombobulated right now.
 
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This will be a very close game. Reading that Bowden's minutes will be reduced to 30ish which is still too much in my opinion.

Team would be better served if Bowden was the 6th man, particularly since our bench scoring has been abysmal. Bowden was very good last time he was the 6th man in the rotation.
 
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The numbers suggest Bowden will bounce back soon.......however not even the numbers can say if that be tonight or not.

If it’s tonight I’d say Tennessee gets a win.....if not......well dang.
 
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I certainly would enjoy a win today. As far as Bowden goes I'm hoping he gets near the free throw line and just hop n pop a few to get his rythm back. I'm feeling as if he has enrolled in a course with Guarantano lol
 
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I’m at a sportsbook was going to bet tonight’s game. Vols only 5 pt dogs? 🧐
 
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So the line I saw has MIZ -4, O/U 121.5.

Roughly 63-58 projected score.
 
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LucidZ said:
Me too. I'm not expecting a huge change, but I've just been excited to get him on campus and in game.
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Curious to see how many good looks he gets against Missouri’s defense. I’ll be surprised if he hits 18+ again.
 
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