NCAAT Game Thread: Lady Vols vs Buffalo/Belmont

[87&91ALUM]

Great game Lady Vols! Play Monday night against Oregon or Belmont.

 

[YankeeVol]

Wasn’t pretty, but it’s a W

 

[casetopia]

All right time for the men.

 

[lvocd]

Okay, I can finally relax. It hasn't been pretty, but there were enough good moments that I'm not altogether upset with theceffort.

Survive and advance!

 

[YankeeVol]

Great game Lady Vols! Play Monday night against Oregon or Belmont.

That was not a great game by any means.

 

[I4Vols]

I have avoided reading the Kelly vs Kara thread, but does Kara get in the face of ineptness or not listening?

 

[TN1111]

Good win… much better intensity in the second half. Will have to play both halves equally well going forward though.

 

[Volfan2012]

Massey had us a 13 point favorite and we won by 13. Guess they knew how it would be in advance.

 

[HoopsFan]

Survive and Advance

 

[37620VOL]

I would have thought Buffalo first string would have fouled out before now.

One of their players fouled out ... in only 7 minutes of action!

 

[Vols2015]

I’ll take the win, but much to be concerned about in this game…

 

[ttharp]

I guess a win is a win.

Kellie didn't call a single timeout today despite excessive careless turnovers. A lot to clean up if the LVs plan to get to a S16.

Let's see what happens.

 

[dapeak]

Survive and Advance

 

[NoBackBoard]

I’ll take the win, but much to be concerned about in this game…

We started well and ended well but the middle was murky. We need to find a way to play intense basketball for 40 minutes. Maybe that’s asking for a lot in November but it should be the standard in March.

 

[LUVMESUMVOL]

That was not a great game by any means.

Exactly it was only a win

 

[Ladyvol777]

Tennessee wins, Tennessee wins, Tennessee wins. What a great game. As always go Lady Vol's.

 

[Vols2015]

We started well and ended well but the middle was murky. We need to find a way to play intense basketball for 40 minutes. Maybe that’s asking for a lot in November but it should be the standard in March.

Well at this point, there’s no excuse this point in the year. I don’t care who isn’t playing, effort is not an excuse.

 

[VolBalls33]

Might have been ugly but a win is a win. GLV!!

 

[RAVOL]

80 points looked good. The reason it was closer far to long was 1. 10 points on 5 easy layups off Tn bad turnovers 2. We didn't block out on 2 separate Ft's in which they scored 5 points. Can't do that Monday night. Rae and Key definitely much better 2nd half but need both halfs Monday. In CHRIST Alone

 

[djohnnyg]

18 turnovers? Dreadful shooting and still won by 13. Won't get away w that here on out.

 

[Rickster]

24-8 BABY!!!

 

[Aladywhovolunteer]

No, no no I screamed and then exhaled and said good shot. There was 8:33 to go in the fourth quarter and Tennessee held a precarious five point lead. The shot by Burrell had a high arch. It went so high the camera lost it. When the ball descended it touched nothing but net. So my game ball goes to Burrell for the game winning shot (in my opinion). That shot gave Tennesse an eight point lead and a gut punch for Buffalo.

 

[TheMississippiVol]

Great win LVs. I saw exactly what I needed for Tennessee to make a run at the Nat’l Title. Strong guard play by J.Walker on both ends going head to head with the 4th leading scorer in the country! Key played better in the 2nd half. Aggressive and physical play from Alexus Dye… and pure shooting from Rae Burrell. Burrell is not fully back to form but she’s good enough now and getting better. Watch out! 19 pts today.
Lastly, the freshmen did a good job. Puckett is the X-Factor.
The deciding factor which rarely worked in Tennessee favor all year today was free throw shooting. The free throw shooting was above average despite a few bad misses.
Tennessee has a great chance to advance no matter who wins in the Oregon vs Belmont game.

 

[37620VOL]

Quick take...

Heck of a second-half by Key... unstoppable.
Puckett had a low-key very good game. She should have gotten more of Darby's minutes.
Speaking of Darby, worst game of the year for her. But we've seen her play better and we need her to.
Burrell was solid but loose with the ball.
Dye was very good all-around... maybe our first-round MVP.

I was very impressed with Fair and Wooley. Buffalo will return all but one of their players that played over 7 minutes in this game. I'll be interested to see how they do next year if they can keep everyone they have returning. I know I would personally portal out of Buffalo in a split second.

 

[LadyVols_WBK]

I hope we get Belmont I think Tess likes playing in state schools