The Official Tennessee vs. #21 Texas A&M Game Thread, 1:00 pm ET, SEC Network

[YankeeVol]

Tennessee Volunteers: 8-6 (1-1 SEC)

vs.


#21 Texas A&M Aggies: 12-2 (2-0 SEC)

1:00 PM ET, January 9, 2016
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee


Line: UT +5
O/U: 146


TV: SEC Network
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius: --, XM: 190
Online: WatchESPN

 

[YankeeVol]

Overall: UT leads, 5-4

In Knoxville: UT leads, 3-2

In College Station: A&M leads, 2-1

Neutral Sites: UT leads 1-0

Current Streak: Texas A&M has won three straight

Last Meeting: Texas A&M won, 67-61, in Knoxville, 1/24/15

Barnes vs. Texas A&M: 25-7

Barnes vs. Kennedy: Barnes leads, 2-0

 

[YankeeVol]

In SEC play, Tennessee leads the league in both total rebounding (48.5) and o en- sive rebounding (19.0).

In SEC play, senior Vols point guard Kevin Punter Jr. is scoring a league-best 28.5 ppg. He has more 20-point games this season (11) than heralded Oklahoma star Buddy Hield (10).

As a player at Texas from 1999-2003, Vols assistant Chris Ogden was 7-1 vs. Texas A&M

 

[YankeeVol]

Snap Texas A&M’s three-game win streak in this series.

Give Tennessee three wins in its last six games against AP top- 25 teams, dating to December 2014.

Preserve UT’s unblemished home record. The Vols are 8-0 on Rocky Top this season.

Give Rick Barnes 26 career wins over the Aggies. He’s only beaten Texas Tech (33) and Baylor (30) more times.

 

[bnhunt]

Early start; I like it!

UT wins this game and it could really build some momentum for rest of season IMO.

 

[YankeeVol]

Early start; I like it!

UT wins this game and it could really build some momentum for rest of season IMO.

I think the Florida game started the momentum hopefully

 

[scvol98]

In SEC play, Tennessee leads the league in both total rebounding (48.5) and o en- sive rebounding (19.0).

This may be the strangest thing I have read in some time.
Would never imagine seeing the words "leading" and "rebound" used in the same sentence in regards to this team.
If the effort is there like the first half vs Florida, we can play with anyone.

 

[ttocswob]

Like taking cash from the aTm...

GBO!

 

[Volsfaninva917]

This team is fun to watch when they are shooting well

 

[508mikey]

Go Vols -- I hate TAM - Its time that streak ends

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Well, miss at only lost to them by one, I think we are better than miss st, so I'll go
Vols 74
Aggies 71

Punter drains a corner three off a admiral schofield offensive rebound.

 

[calban]

Well, miss at only once to them by one, I think we are better than miss st, so I'll go
Vols 74
Aggies 71

Punter drains a corner three off a admiral schofield offensive rebound.

On the road and without House.
A little deceiving.

Play like Fl game and we could pull it off. Hoping it wasn't one of those 1 or 2 games you see a season.

 

[BruinVol]

They missing one of their key players?

How important is he?

 

[CAVPUT]

On the road and without House.
A little deceiving.

Play like Fl game and we could pull it off. Hoping it wasn't one of those 1 or 2 games you see a season.

No pun but that's a tall order. Not impossible, but UT will have to shoot out of their minds to take this one. Not getting my hopes up.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

On the road and without House.
A little deceiving.

Play like Fl game and we could pull it off. Hoping it wasn't one of those 1 or 2 games you see a season.

Yeah, should've added that.

 

[calban]

They missing one of their key players?

How important is he?

He'll be back for our game.
15 points a game. senior guard. 2nd on team in scoring.
All SEC last year.
Big piece.

 

[BruinVol]

He'll be back for our game.
15 points a game. senior guard. 2nd on team in scoring.
All SEC last year.
Big piece.

Well dang

I thought I saw he was out

 

[RollerVol]

Heck, we play them like we did the Gators and we can beat anybody...hard to play like that every game with our height and depth limitations, but that's why they play the game...

GO VOLS!

 

[appyvol]

On the road

GBO!

 

[TMvol10]

IMO Texas A&M is the most complete team in the SEC and would be my choice to win the league if I had to choose right now. This will be our toughest test at home this year. Its gonna take some deadly outside shooting from us to pull this off. We can do it and I'll be there yelling for em. GBO!

 

[Lefteye]

IMO Texas A&M is the most complete team in the SEC and would be my choice to win the league if I had to choose right now. This will be our toughest test at home this year. Its gonna take some deadly outside shooting from us to pull this off. We can do it and I'll be there yelling for em. GBO!

Agree about aTm. I feel like I've posted this a lot, but if we can rebound out of it, this may be a good game to pack in the zone and force them to make outside shots. Whatever d we run we gotta rebound at least close to even with them to have a shot. And of course make a lot of shots ourselves.

GBO

 

[TMvol10]

Agree about aTm. I feel like I've posted this a lot, but if we can rebound out of it, this may be a good game to pack in the zone and force them to make outside shots. Whatever d we run we gotta rebound at least close to even with them to have a shot. And of course make a lot of shots ourselves.

GBO

Yep. We agree on that too. Need to play pack line man to man and help over the top in the post to force outside shots. Then pray they aren't hitting. Oh yeah and box out.

 

[bnhunt]

Game not showing on ESPN app as being on SEC Network. Is that confirmed?

 

[Ace]

They missing one of their key players?

How important is he?

A&M is at full strength today

 

[Ace]

Game not showing on ESPN app as being on SEC Network. Is that confirmed?

Yes, SEC Network