The Official Tennessee vs. Alabama Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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SEC TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND

(8) Tennessee Volunteers: 17-14 (9-9 SEC)

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(9) Alabama Crimson Tide: 16-15 (8-10 SEC)

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GAME 32 | SEC TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND - March 12, 2020 | 1 p.m. ET / Noon CT | Bridgestone Arena (19,395)

Line: UT +1
O/U: 147.5

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Alabama Game Notes

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THE SERIES
• Tennessee trails the all-time series with Alabama, 70-79, dating to 1914.
• The Vols won this season's lone meeting back on Feb. 4 by a score of 69-68 at Coleman Coliseum.
• The programs have met 15 times in the SEC Tournament, with Bama holding a 10-5 advantage. That includes a pair of Tide wins in Nashville.
• Rick Barnes was an assistant coach at Alabama during the 1985-86 season.
 
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A WIN WOULD...
• Give Tennessee a three-game win streak in its series vs. Alabama.
• Make the Vols 10-8 in SEC Tournament games played at Bridgestone Arena.
• Give UT at least one victory in each of the last three SEC Tournaments.
• Give Tennessee 75 victories over the last three seasons.
 
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STORYLINES
• Tennessee has advanced to the championship game in each of the last two SEC Tournaments.
• During SEC play, Tennessee led the league in blocks (5.6 bpg) and owned the conference's second-best scoring defense (67.7 ppg).
• SEC Defensive Player of the Year Yves Pons has blocked at least one shot in every game this season.
• For the second year in a row, Tennessee finished the regular season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance, drawing 18,990 fans per game.
• In 18 SEC games, junior All-SEC forward John Fulkerson led the Vols in scoring (15.1 ppg), rebounding (6.1 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.578). He also drew 112 fouls—or 6.2 per game.
• During SEC play, freshmen accounted for 39.6 percent of Tennessee's total minutes played.
• SEC All-Defensive Teamer Yves Pons leads the SEC and ranks 24th nationally with 2.4 bpg. His 2.3 bpg during SEC play also led the league.
• Barring injury or illness, senior guard Jordan Bowden will finish his career in the top five on Tennessee's list for career games played. Thursday will be the 133rd game in which he's appeared—fifth-most in program history.
• Thursday will be Jordan Bowden's 100th career start, making him the 14th Vol ever to reach that milestone.
 
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SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Tennessee is 69-55 (.556) in 61 all-time previous SEC Tournament appearances.
• The Vols own the third-best SEC Tournament winning percentage among league schools, trailing only Kentucky (.838) and Alabama (.558).
• Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 34-40 (.459).
• Tennessee has won the SEC Tournament four times, tying Florida for third-most among league schools. The Vols won the event in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1979.
• UT has reached the championship game 12 times (third-most among league schools), most recently last season in Nashville.
• Tennessee has been the No. 8 seed only twice previously (1986, 1987).
• This is the 11th time Nashville has hosted the SEC Tournament. UT is 13-10 in the tournament when it takes place in "The Music City."
• Tennessee's SEC Tournament record at Bridgestone Arena is 9-8
 
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BARNES IN LEAGUE TOURNEYS
• Rick Barnes is 37-31 (.544) in conference tournament games as a head coach. That includes a 6-4 record with Tennessee.
• He led Providence to the Big East Tournament championship in 1994.
• Barnes guided Tennessee to the SEC Tournament championship game each of the last two seasons.
 
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ABOUT ALABAMA
• Heading into the 2020 SEC Tournament, Alabama fell in its final two regular-season contests, dropping one at home to Vanderbilt, 87-79, and on the road at Missouri, 69-50. An up-and-down conference campaign has the Tide sitting at 16-15 overall and 8-10 in SEC play.
• First-year head coach Nate Oats looks to make a run in the SEC Tournament after guiding Buffalo to three consecutive MAC Championships prior to his arrival in Tuscaloosa last March.
• Sophomore point guard Kira Lewis Jr. has been incredibly efficient for the Tide. He leads Alabama in scoring (18.5 ppg), assists (5.2 apg) and field-goal percentage (.459) while ranking in the top 10 in the SEC in all three categories (4th in scoring, 3rd in assists and 9th in field-goal percentage). He has also been a force on the defensive end, leading the Tide and ranking third in the SEC in steals with 1.8 per contest.
• Lewis is joined in the backcourt by junior guard John Petty Jr. After missing the Tide's contests against South Carolina (2/29/20) and Vanderbilt (3/3/20), he returned for their season finale and should be healthy for the conference tournament. He has been an all-around performer for Alabama this season, ranking third on the team in scoring (14.5 ppg), second in assists (2.5 apg) and first in rebounding (6.6 rpg).
• The oldest city in the state of Alabama is Mobile, which is located in the southwest corner of the state. Mobile was initially settled by French colonists in 1702 and was originally the capital of French Louisiana and didn't become a part of the U.S. until 1813 when then-president James Madison annexed West Florida from Spain.
 
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I'm pulling for the Vols all the way!! Here's hoping for an ugly game, Vols in a snoozer 74-62. I do worry about Alabama's point guard on both ends of the floor. If he dominates Vescovi we are in trouble.
 
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I'm worried. Herb Jones didn't play in the last game and TN shot a load of free throws. However Vescovi had a bad game and JJJ didn't play either. Won't be easy. If TN hangs on, KY won't have the usual crowd support on Friday.
 
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I certainly hope we have a chance to use the reserves in this game. We need to rest up the legs of the starters for the Ky game.

UT 66
Bamalites 62
 
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I was socially distant when social distancing wasn't cool...

Watching on the radio today, maybe sneak in a little TV - and with one eye on the weather, too.

Go Vols!!!
 
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Really surprised the NCAA doesn't pull the plug on the rest of the season now that the NBA has suspended games.
 
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