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Tennessee Volunteers: 13-6 (3-3 SEC)
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Georgia Bulldogs: 16-4 (4-3 SEC)
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GAME 20 | TENNESSEE at GEORGIA - Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 | 7 p.m. ET | Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)

Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 159.5

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Georgia Game Notes

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THE MATCHUP
• The Volunteers' 100 wins over Georgia are their second-most against any school, trailing only their 132 against Vanderbilt.
• The Vols are 7-1 in their last eight versus Georgia after going 2-9 in the prior 11, including dropping five in a row before the current eight-game span. Tennessee was ranked in all seven wins in this stretch and unranked in the loss.
• UT has won two in a row in Athens after losing the previous six there.
• Last year's game on 1/15/25 was first in series history with both sides in the AP top 25. It was also the first time the Vols met a ranked Georgia team since 2/8/03.
• Tennessee's 13 matchups with Mike White are its fifth-most against any active head coach, behind only John Calipari (40), Rick Pitino (22), Frank Martin (18) and Andy Kennedy (16).
• After going 20-13 (8-10) and making the NCAA Tournament last year, Georgia was picked No. 14 in the SEC preseason poll.
• Jeremiah Wilkinson, a sophomore guard, paces Georgia with 17.7 ppg and 1.8 spg.
 
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NEWS & NOTES
• UT Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dr. Daniel J. White (Danny) is the younger brother of Georgia head coach Mike White. Both played college basketball: Danny at Towson and Notre Dame, Mike at Ole Miss. The Volunteers fell to Florida, where Mike then worked, two days before Danny was hired on 1/21/21, but are 6-1 against him since. More on Page 7.
• Rick Barnes and Mike White both joined the SEC in 2015-16. Barnes is 11-2 against White, including 8-2 while he was at Florida (2015-22) and a 3-0 mark while at Georgia.
• UT's Amorrow Morgan coached Georgia's Jeremiah Wilkinson last season at Cal, where he was the ACC Sixth Man of the Year. This is the third time this season Morgan has faced a former player.
• Georgia's Kanon Catchings is the nephew of former Lady Vols star Tamika Catchings. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer was a four-time All-American at UT and a 12-time All-WNBA pick.
• Georgia's Blue Cain is a native of Knoxville and he went to Knoxville Catholic for three years.
• In the victory at #17 Alabama, Nate Ament became the first freshman with 29p/7r/3a on the road against a ranked team since Chase Budinger on 2/10/07.
• Rick Barnes' 849 wins are second among active DI coaches and No. 10 all-time (min. 10 years in DI). He is one win away from becoming the 10th coach with 850 victories (min. 10 years in DI).
• This will be Rick Barnes' 1,279th game as a head coach, tying Jerry Slocum for eighth-most all-time (min. 10 years in DI).
• Tennessee, Alabama and Houston are the only schools to make the last three Sweet 16s. Tennessee, Alabama and Duke are the only three in the last two Elite Eights.
• UT finished a program-best fifth in the AP Poll, Coaches Poll and KenPom in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
• The Volunteers' 214 wins the last nine years (2017-26) rank co-ninth in Division I, tying Arizona (214). Only Gonzaga (260), Houston (260), Duke (238), Kansas (227), Purdue (223), Saint Mary's (219), Liberty (216) and Auburn (215) own more.
 
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BEASTS ON THE BOARDS
• Tennessee leads the nation, per KenPom, with a 43.9 offensive rebounding percentage. That is decimal points above second-ranked Florida (43.9) and 3.1 ahead of third-place Virginia (40.8).
• The Volunteers have logged double-digit offensive rebounds 18 of 19 games, with 13-plus in 14, 15-plus in 11, 18-plus in five and 20-plus in four. Their top tally is 24.
• UT is fourth in Division I in rebounding margin (12.0) and eighth in total rebounds per game (42.53).
• The Vols have grabbed at least 35 total boards in 16 of 19 contests, with 42-plus in 10, 47-plus in seven and 50-plus in five. Their highest mark is 60.
• Jaylen Carey (four times), J.P. Estrella (three), Felix Okpara (two), Nate Ament (one) and DeWayne Brown II (one) have all amassed 10 total rebounds in a game this season.
• According to KenPom, Jaylen Carey ranks third in the country with his 19.5 offensive rebounding percentage.
• In his second start, versus Gardner-Webb (12/21/25), DeWayne Brown II had 14 rebounds. He tied Grant Williams (3/1/17), Jarnell Stokes (3/3/12) and Brian Williams (12/15/07) for the most by a UT freshman in the last 20 seasons (2006-26). He also tied the fifth-highest total by any Vol in the Rick Barnes era.
• The Volunteers pulled down 60 rebounds in the double-overtime victory against Texas A&M (1/13/26) and conceded just 35 (plus-25). It marked their first time with 55-plus rebounds since grabbing 58 on 11/18/08 versus UT Martin. UT had 24 offensive boards and allowed only 10 (plus-14). Jaylen Carey (10p, 9r) was one rebound away from giving Tennessee three players with double-digit boards and double-doubles, as Bishop Boswell (13p, 11r) and Felix Okpara (10p, 12r) both hit that mark.
 
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YankeeVol said:
BEASTS ON THE BOARDS
• Tennessee leads the nation, per KenPom, with a 43.9 offensive rebounding percentage. That is decimal points above second-ranked Florida (43.9) and 3.1 ahead of third-place Virginia (40.8).
• The Volunteers have logged double-digit offensive rebounds 18 of 19 games, with 13-plus in 14, 15-plus in 11, 18-plus in five and 20-plus in four. Their top tally is 24.
• UT is fourth in Division I in rebounding margin (12.0) and eighth in total rebounds per game (42.53).
• The Vols have grabbed at least 35 total boards in 16 of 19 contests, with 42-plus in 10, 47-plus in seven and 50-plus in five. Their highest mark is 60.
• Jaylen Carey (four times), J.P. Estrella (three), Felix Okpara (two), Nate Ament (one) and DeWayne Brown II (one) have all amassed 10 total rebounds in a game this season.
• According to KenPom, Jaylen Carey ranks third in the country with his 19.5 offensive rebounding percentage.
• In his second start, versus Gardner-Webb (12/21/25), DeWayne Brown II had 14 rebounds. He tied Grant Williams (3/1/17), Jarnell Stokes (3/3/12) and Brian Williams (12/15/07) for the most by a UT freshman in the last 20 seasons (2006-26). He also tied the fifth-highest total by any Vol in the Rick Barnes era.
• The Volunteers pulled down 60 rebounds in the double-overtime victory against Texas A&M (1/13/26) and conceded just 35 (plus-25). It marked their first time with 55-plus rebounds since grabbing 58 on 11/18/08 versus UT Martin. UT had 24 offensive boards and allowed only 10 (plus-14). Jaylen Carey (10p, 9r) was one rebound away from giving Tennessee three players with double-digit boards and double-doubles, as Bishop Boswell (13p, 11r) and Felix Okpara (10p, 12r) both hit that mark.
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As always, Thanks for the thorough write-up
 
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Dominate the glass on both ends and make it a half court game, and this should be an comfortable win. This Georgia team is geared around its guards and likes to press and get out in transition, play fast and get easy buckets. Make them play in the half court, don't give them second shots, and of coure take care of the ball.
 
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From Georgia's perspective, it's no mystery what they need to focus on. To date, they are a terrible defensive rebounding team and we are #1 in the nation in ORB%. If they allow us to grab a bunch of boards, this game could get away from them. I have a feeling Mike White will put a strong emphasis on this. However, Mike White isn't out there on the court and I'm sure it didn't just suddenly occur to him that they need to grab more rebounds, so we'll see if his players are able to keep us off the boards. Having Carey available would be a big help here.

From our perspective, we simply have to limit turnovers. We've done better the last 2 games, except we fell apart at the end of the Kentucky game. Against Alabama, we only had 10, which was the lowest # since SEC play started. If we start giving the ball away leading to transition points, this game could spiral downwards.

As far as where points come from, it might surprise you that we've only had 1 SEC game, Texas A&M, where we didn't shoot a decent % from the 3-point line. We've got some guys who don't shoot often enough though. I don't want 30 3PA a game or anything, but our shooting % warrants more than the ~17 we're putting up per game. In contrast, Georgia is averaging about 27 per game and hitting about 9.

Bottom line: attack the glass, limit turnovers, make some &*$% free throws, and we should win this game unless they just go crazy from 3.
 
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Guarding lateral cuts, handling switches and ball reversals are the places we need to improve our defense. Unguarded outside shooters really hurt us. Oddly, we played 75% of the shot clock well against Bama and KY only to leave a three open with time running out. It’ll be interesting to see how they play us defensively coming off Ament’s big game. They typically overplay passing lanes, and our TO’s make that tempting. We really made Bama pay when they tried to front Ament or the bigs, and that scoring opened up some shots outside. Hopefully we can keep that offensive rhythm and win another road game.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Great.

Keep the Guards out of foul trouble so Burg doesn't have to play.

Hell, at this point, if I was Rick Barnes, I might pull a Coach Norman Dale rather than play Burg.

"My team is on the floor."
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Carey will play today unless he’s suddenly sore at game time. Georgia is so aggressive on defense in the paint. We have to make them spend fouls. Really need Henderson back soon. I hate shoulder injuries. We have a long history with them turning into bad news.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Carey will play today unless he’s suddenly sore at game time. Georgia is so aggressive on defense in the paint. We have to make them spend fouls. Really need Henderson back soon. I hate shoulder injuries. We have a long history with them turning into bad news.
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When did Henderson hurt his shoulder? Practice or against UK?
 
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