The Official Tennessee vs. Texas A&M Game Thread, 6:30 PM ET, SEC Network

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Tennessee Volunteers: 12-7 (4-2 SEC)

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Texas A&M Aggies: 9-9 (3-3 SEC)

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GAME 20 | TENNESSEE vs. TEXAS A&M - Jan. 28, 2020 | 6:31 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)

Line: UT: -11.5
O/U: 123.5

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Texas A&M Game Notes

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THE SERIES
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with Texas A&M, 8-5, dating to 1951. The Vols have won each of the last three meetings.
• The Vols have a 4-3 edge when the series is played in Knoxville.
• This is the lone regular-season meeting between these teams.
 
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A WIN WOULD...
• Extend Tennessee's home win streak to three games.
• Give UT a matching three-game win streak during SEC play.
• Give the Volunteers a five-game win streak over teams from the state of Texas.
• Stretch UT's win streak over the Aggies to four straight games.
 
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STORYLINES
• This week one year ago, Tennessee was ranked No. 1 in both major polls.
• Rick Barnes once interviewed first-year Aggies head coach Buzz Williams for an assistant coach position during Barnes' tenure as the head coach at Texas.
• UT is holding opponents to 55.4 points per game at Thompson-Boling Arena this season.
• In Tennessee's seven games since the calendar flipped to 2020, junior Yves Pons has totaled 23 blocked shots (3.3 bpg).
• Vols forward John Fulkerson has three double-doubles in UT's last five games and is averaging 13.2 points and 8.8 rebounds during that span.
• In his first five college games, true freshman Santiago Vescovi averaged one turnover every 4.4 minutes played. But in the last two games, he has averaged one turnover every 27.5 minutes (two turnovers in 55 minutes).
 
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LAYUP LINES
• Tennessee leads the SEC in both scoring defense (59.8 ppg, 10th nationally) and field-goal percentage defense (.382, 17th nationally).
• During SEC play, junior forward John Fulkerson leads the team in scoring (11.3 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and steals (1.3 spg) while shooting .625 from the field and .900 from the free-throw line.
• The Vols are on pace to finish the regular season with 182 blocks. That would be the fifth-highest single-season total in program history.
• Junior forward Yves Pons has blocked at least one shot in every game this season. He leads the SEC and ranks 18th nationally with 2.7 bpg. His 3.3 bpg during SEC play also leads the league.
• Freshmen Josiah-Jordan James (12-25) and Santiago Vescovi (13-30) combine to shoot .454 from 3-point range during SEC play.
 
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ABOUT TEXAS A&M
• Texas A&M, like Tennessee, is coming off a loss in the 2020 Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Aggies fell to Oklahoma State, 73-62, at home Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped A&M to 9-9 overall in 2019-20.
• In SEC play, A&M has had an up-and-down beginning to league action. Victories over Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Missouri were bright spots, while back-to-back home losses against LSU and South Carolina see the Aggies owning a 3-3 SEC record heading into the latter stages of the season.
• Texas A&M is led by first-year head coach Buzz Williams. Williams comes to College Station after leading Virginia Tech to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since the field expanded to its current format.
• So far this season, the Aggies have been led by senior forward Josh Nebo. Nebo currently leads the Aggies in scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg), while his team-leading 2.5 blocks per game ranks second in the SEC, just 0.2 blocks behind Tennessee forward Yves Pons.
• Junior guard Savion Flagg has also been one of A&M's top producers, averaging 10.7 ppg, which ranks second on the team, while dishing off a team-leading 2.5 assists per game. Flagg, like Nebo, has also been effective on the defensive end, averaging 1.1 steals per contest, the team's second-best mark.
• Texas A&M's mascot, Reveille got its name after the original Reveille was picked up by members of the 1931 A&M band. The dog began barking to the sound of a trumpet call known in the military as a Reveille, hence the dog's given name.
 
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I think the Vols win this one by double digits. I am a lot more worried about being on the road at Miss State on Saturday. 14-7 (6-2) in conference would look really good though before our tough February.
 
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