The Official #5 Tennessee vs. Norfolk State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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#5 Tennessee Volunteers: 9-3 (0-0 SEC)
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Norfolk State Spartans: 9-6 (0-0 MEAC)
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GAME 13 | TENNESSEE vs. NORFOLK STATE - Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 | 7 p.m. ET | Knoxville, Tenn. | Food City Center (21,678)


Line: UT -24.5
O/U: 137.5

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NSU Game Notes

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THE MATCHUP

• Norfolk State is the last of three teams on UT's schedule it has never faced before, alongside Georgia Southern (12/12/23) and Tarleton State (12/21/23).
• After competing in the NCAA Tournament in both 2021 and 2022 and then finishing 22-11 (9-5) last year, Norfolk State was picked second in the MEAC preseason poll.
• Junior guard Jamarii Thomas, who has six 20-point games this season and has thrice scored 27- plus, leads the Spartans in ppg (18.0), apg (4.1) and spg (2.5).
• Tennessee's lone prior game against a current MEAC school was a 99-65 home victory over Coppin State on 11/19/06.
• The Volunteers have also played four prior games, all at home, against then-MEAC members: 1-0 vs. Florida A&M (under Rick Barnes), 2-0 vs. North Carolina A&T and 1-0 vs. Savannah State (in the NIT).
• Rick Barnes is 7-0 against current MEAC schools: 3-0 vs. Coppin State, 2-0 vs. Morgan State and 2-0 vs. South Carolina State.
 
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MAKING HISTORY

• Rick Barnes was named a 2024 first-time nominee for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, among just 17 new names on the North American list, alongside individuals such as Vince Carter and Bill Laimbeer. He is now one of only three active college coaches, at any level, on the ballot, joining Miami's Jim Larrañaga (2023 nominee) and Memphis' Penny Hardaway (2024 nominee for his playing career).
• Santiago Vescovi is one assist away from joining Allan Houston as the only Volunteers with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. Both tallied over 1,400 in the first category.
• Vescovi is also just three made 3-pointers away from becoming the 10th player in SEC history and third Vol to hit 300 in a career.
• Josiah-Jordan James' next start will make him the 15th UT player with 100, while Santiago Vescovi's next such nod will make him the fourth Volunteer with 123.
• In addition, James is just one rebound away from becoming the 18th player with 700 at Tennessee.
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• With a win over Norfolk State, Rick Barnes would own victories over 200 different current DI teams as a head coach.
• Tennessee is on a 27-game non- conference home winning streak, dating back to the 2020-21 season opener (11/8/20), with victories over schools such as Arizona, Cincinnati, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas during that stretch. A victory over Norfolk State would clinch a fourth straight perfect non-conference home slate.
• The Volunteers have been ranked in 100 separate AP Poll releases under Rick Barnes after being featured 74 times in the 14 seasons prior to his arrival.
• UT went undefeated (5-0) in December, its third time in the last 16 seasons (2008-present) doing so, alongside Dec. 2018 and Dec. 2020, both of which also came during Rick Barnes' tenure.
• The Vols limited Tarleton State (12/21/23) to 30.0 percent field- goal shooting and 9.1 percent 3-point shooting, the third time in the last 14 seasons it held a foe to both 30 or below and 10 or below.
 
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Can we cover tonight? Hopefully we don’t play down to the competition. Go Vols! Dalton needs to get back on track tonight.
 
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