Coach Jumper
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"You get a better angle on the problem from down here...."
Note to the team:
Today I saw your future.
I keyed in on turnovers in my VolNation writings at the bottom of this page and this team responded...Maybe not "to my writings" but they did respond. . . Turnovers were not a factor and the other thing I keyed in on, was subbing with a purpose...check that one off the list too.
All I've got to say is, I am so proud of this team and staff today.
Coach J
Excellent TN. . . This is the type of game that got away from us in the not so distant past and if we keep playing and making decisions like we did today,,, The distance to that past will increase!
No. 23/23 Tennessee (15-4, 5-1 SEC) at TBA on Sunday versus LSU (14-4, 4-2 SEC) to Rocky Top for a 1:02 p.m. ET contest
- Watch Live (SEC Network)
- Listen (Lady Vol Network)
- Live Stats
- Date: Sun., Jan. 26
- Tipoff: 1:02 p.m. ET
DETAILS ABOUT "WE BACK PAT" WEEK
- "We Back Pat" Week is celebrated by all 14 teams in the SEC, and many other basketball programs around the world take time to observe the occasion as well. The initiative, which utilizes promotional public address announcements, video endorsements and television exposure to share a very important message, focuses on raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease and The Pat Summitt Foundation's role in fighting it.
- Fans are encouraged to wear a "We Back Pat" shirt to the Tennessee-LSU game.
- Orange and purple shakers, courtesy of the Pat Summitt Foundation, will be available for fans while supplies last.
- There will be check presentations from various events and organizations to the Pat Summitt Foundation prior to the LSU game and one from the Pat Summitt Foundation to the Pat Summitt Clinic at UT Medical Center during the first quarter of the contest.
- Sunday's contest will be Tennessee's third game in seven days, and the Lady Vols have navigated it while the opposition had extra rest and preparation time in each case.
- Tennessee plays LSU, which has been idle since last Sunday's win vs. Kentucky, 65-59. The Lady Vols, meanwhile, played at No. 3/5 UConn on Thursday night, losing 60-45.
- The Lady Vols played UConn after hosting Alabama on Monday night in a game that went down to the wire (UT, 65-63). UConn, meanwhile, had played on Sunday and had an extra day of prep for Tennessee.
- To start the week off, Tennessee played Alabama on Monday after beating Florida in Gainesville on Thursday, while Alabama came into Knoxville with the same advantage as LSU, a seven-day period before locking horns with the Lady Vols.
- The upcoming itinerary after Sunday isn't for the faint of heart, with UT traveling to Vandy and No. 1/2 South Carolina, a visit from No. 9/9 Mississippi State, a trip to LSU (receiving votes), a home game vs. No. 15 Texas A&M and a trek to No. 21/20 Arkansas.
- Tennessee enters Sunday having won four of its last five and seven of its last nine.
- UT has won four straight SEC games and is 3-0 in home league contests.
- LSU is 3-2 over its last five but has earned wins in six of its last eight battles.
- In three of its past four games, the Tigers have defeated ranked foes in No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 11 Kentucky and lost by only four to No. 10 Mississippi State.
- No. 23 UT makes it three straight ranked foes for LSU.
- Coming into the contest the Huskies were shooting .478 from the floor and .387 from behind the arc. Tennessee limited them to .315 percent overall shooting and .222 from 3-point range. UConn was also averaging 78.5 points per contest on the season, with the 60 points against UT standing as the third-fewest they've scored this season.
- Rennia Davis' 16 points against UConn was the 18th double-digit performance of the season and the 64th of her career. She is currently fourth in the SEC in scoring, averaging 17.3 ppg.
- Jazmine Massengill put up 11 points against UConn while dishing out a game-high five assists and snagging a season-high-tying three steals. It's the seventh game this season in which she's tallied five or more assists and the fourth time she's led the team in steals.
- The Lady Vols are allowing opponents only 31.1 percent shooting from the field (No. 2 NCAA) and have allowed only Stanford (42.6), Missouri (40.4) and Kentucky (40.0) to shoot better than 39 percent.
- A year ago, UT allowed foes to shoot 41.5 from the field, which was 252nd in the country.
- Eight opponents have failed to shoot 30 percent vs. Tennessee, including Ole Miss, which shot 18.5 percent on Jan. 9. That was the lowest percentage since Jan. 8, 2012, when Arkansas shot 18.2 percent.
- The Lady Vols are giving up 55.2 points per game, which ranks No. 20 nationally and No. 1 in the SEC.
- In 2018-19, UT allowed 69.1 ppg., which was 271st.
- UT has allowed only two opponents to score 70 or more points this season: No. 1/1 Stanford (78) and No. 13/13 Kentucky (80).
- UT held No. 3/5 UConn to only 60 points on its home court on Jan. 23. The Huskies had entered the contest ranked No. 16 nationally with a 78.5 ppg. average.
- The Tigers returned nine letterwinners, including four starters, from last season's team that finished 16-13 overall and 7-9 in SEC play (t8th).
- LSU is led by junior guard Khayla Pointer and redshirt senior forward Ayana Mitchell, who average 14.6 and 14.4 points, respectively.
- The Tigers are coached by Nikki (Caldwell) Fargas, who played at Tennessee (1991-94) and was a G.A. (1998-99) and assistant (2002-08) at Rocky Top.
- LSU was picked to finish eighth by the media and sixth by the coaches in the SEC preseason polls.
- The LSU women's basketball team picked up its third win against a Top 15 opponent this season, defeating No. 11 Kentucky, 65-59, on Jan. 19. The win pushed the Tigers to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Kentucky fell to 15-3, 4-2.
- Junior Faustine Aifuwa posted her sixth career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Four other players totaled double-figure scoring, led by senior Ayana Mitchell with 15 points. Guards Khayla Pointer and Jaelyn Richard-Harris scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Jailin Cherry came off the bench for a season-high 13 points.
- LSU had 20 turnovers, but shot 47.5 percent from the field and limited Kentucky to 23.3 percent shooting.
- Sophomore Rennia Davis tied her season high of 24 points to power the Lady Vols past LSU, 74-65, on Jan. 27, 2019, at Thompson-Boling Arena for their annual "Live Pink, Bleed Orange" game.
- Sophomore center Kasiyahna Kushkituah contributed a career-high 14 points and eight rebounds, while freshmen Jazmine Massengill and Zaay Green scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
- Tennessee (13-7, 2-5 SEC) forced 25 turnovers, recorded 44 points in the paint and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds in the win.
- The Tigers (12-7, 3-4 SEC) had three players with double-digit points, with guard Khayla Pointer leading the pack with 17 points and five assists. LSU junior forward Ayana Mitchell logged a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
VolNation
Last 3 game recaps for LSU:
Tigers Knock Off No. 11 Kentucky, 65-59
BATON ROUGE — The LSU Women's Basketball Team picked up their third win against a Top 15 opponent this season as they defeated No. 11 Kentucky 65-59 on Sunday afternoon. The win pushes the Tigers to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Kentucky will fall to 15-3 and 4-2 in SEC play. Junior Faustine Aifuwa posted her sixth career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Four other players totaled double-figure scoring, led by senior Ayana Mitchell with 15 points. Guards Khayla Pointer and Jaelyn Richard-Harris scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Jailin Cherry came off the bench for a season-high 13 points.
Mitchell Posts 35th Double-Double Against Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The LSU Women's Basketball Team fell to No. 10 Mississippi State Thursday night in Starkville, 64-60, after battling back from a 20-point deficit to within three in the closing minutes of the game. With the loss, the Tigers are now 13-4 and 3-2 in conference play. Mississippi State is 16-2 and undefeated this season through four games in the SEC. Senior Ayana Mitchell earned her 35th career double-double by fighting on both sides of the ball, totaling 22 points and 12 rebounds and going 10-12 from the field. Junior Faustine Aifuwa achieved her first double-double of the season tonight with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Junior Khayla Pointer scored 14 points, making the only three-pointer of the game by either team.
Mitchell Posts Double-Double In Win Versus Ole Miss
BATON ROUGE — The LSU women's basketball team grabbed an early lead and didn't look back as they defeated Ole Miss, 52-44, at home on Sunday afternoon for their sixth straight home win. The Tigers are now 13-3 overall and 3-1 in conference play. With the loss, Ole Miss falls to 7-10 and 0-4 in the SEC. Senior Ayana Mitchell shined for the Tigers on both sides of the ball. She shot 6-7 from the floor and was the top performer with 12 points and 14 rebounds, marking her 34th career double-double. Junior point guard Khayla Pointer also showed out for the Tigers with seven assists and freshman Tiara Young matched her season high of six rebounds and three assists. LSU played hard in the paint, scoring 28 points, as well as off rebounds, where they scored 21.
In a nutshell:
Q1
5:12TENT-Travel Turnover by TEN #12 Burrell, Rae at the inside right,...,Ray Burrell dribbles into the paint with no options unforced
4:06TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #11 Kushkituah, Kasiyahna in the paint,...,bad pass from KK to Burrell Over Burrell's head unforced
2:34TENT-3sec Turnover by TEN #11 Kushkituah, Kasiyahna in the paint,...,3 second call on kk unforced
0:33TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #25 Horston, Jordan at the inside right,...,Jordan Bad Pass to Jazmine unforced
Q2
7:55TENT-Offensive Turnover by TEN #13 Massengill, Jazmine under the basket,...,Jazmine dribbles and pushes off defender unforced
7:26TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #21 Brown, Lou at the inside left,...,Lou Brown bad entry pass to key in the paint unforced
5:31TENT-Lostball Turnover by TEN #21 Brown, Lou in the backcourt,...,Lou Brown tried to throw the ball off the leg of the defender and the defender got the ball unforced
3:48TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #21 Brown, Lou at the inside right,...,Lou bad pass to KK unforced
3:10TENT-Shotclock Turnover by TEN at the inside right,...,shot clock running down Burrell receives the past at the arc elbow extended and does not take the shot unforced
1:28TENT-Lostball Turnover by TEN #12 Burrell, Rae at the inside right,...,Rae dribbles into a double team and tries to flip the ball over to KK unforced
1:08TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #12 Burrell, Rae in the backcourt,...,Burrell outlet, overthrows Davis unforced
Q3
9:09TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #25 Horston, Jordan in the backcourt,...,JH bad handoff to Davis unforced
6:43TENT-Lostball Turnover by TEN #20 Key, Tamari at the inside left,...,Jazmine open for 3 but passes to key who was expecting the shot unforced
4:58TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #25 Horston, Jordan at the inside right,...,Jordan gets in trouble tries to pass passes deflected tries to pass again forced
4:27TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #5 Harris, Kamera in the backcourt,...,KK from the top of the arc passes to an open Harris at the Baseline Arc unforced
Q4
9:16TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #10 Rennie, Jessie at the outside center,...,Jesse bad pass off the leg of her defender unforced
5:19TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #0 Davis, Rennia at the outside center,...,Davis throws the ball over Burrell in an undefended unforced
3:35CHELDBALL0 unforced
:24TENT-Badpass Turnover by TEN #13 Massengill, Jazmine in the paint,...,Jazmine dribbles towards the Baseline has to pass the ball bc she's jumping out of bounds unforced
Game plan
- Limit unforced turnovers...and get in someone's grill when they commit unforced turnovers !!!
- Call a timeout...the 1st two timeouts are for strategy the second two are for emergency ! (Note: a tv timeout is NOT a called timeout and does not have the same impact)
- Sub with purpose!
Coach Jumper's prediction: UT 80 LSU 70
Masse's prediction: UT 62 LSU 60
RPI.com's prediction: UT 71 LSU 65
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