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#1 Tennessee Volunteers: 14-0 (1-0 SEC)
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#8 Florida Gators: 13-1 (0-1 SEC)
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GAME 15 | TENNESSEE at FLORIDA - Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET | Gainesville, Fla. | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151)


Line: UT +4.5
O/U: 148.5

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THE MATCHUP

• Tennessee's 81 wins over Florida are tied for its fourth-most versus any foe. It has 131 victories against Vanderbilt, 99 versus Georgia, 90 versus Mississippi State and an equal 81 against Auburn.
• The Volunteers are 8-2 in their last 10 matchups with Florida , dating to 2/21/18, after going 1-5 in the prior six affairs.
• This is the fourth consecutive trip to Gainesville, Fla., in which the Volunteers are ranked in the AP top six. It had just one such visit before this streak, on 1/20/68.
• Florida will become the first team Tennessee has played thrice while in the AP top two. The top-ranked Vols earned a 73-61 home win on 2/9/19 and second-ranked UT dropped a 67-54 road decision on 2/1/23. The Gators were unranked in both of those meetings.
• After going 24-12 (11-7) and reaching the NCAA Tournament last season, the Gators placed sixth in the SEC preseason poll.
• Florida is led by senior guard Walter Clayton Jr., a preseason First Team All-SEC honoree who is averaging 18.3 ppg and 3.9 apg.
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• Tennessee is the only undefeated team in the country. Florida and Oklahoma both lost on 1/4/25.
• UT is 5-4 in road SEC road openers under Rick Barnes, including 4-2 in the last six such contests.
• The Volunteers are 14-2 all-time at No. 1 in the AP Poll, including 13-1 in Rick Barnes' tenure (6-0 in 2023-24, 7-1 in 2018-19). Among schools that have played at least a dozen games as the AP No. 1 team, UT's .875 winning percentage is tied for the 12th-best mark ever.
• The Vols are 28-4 all-time as an AP top-three team, including 24-2 under Barnes. Among teams that have played at least 20 games ranked in the AP top three, their .875 winning percentage is the co- eighth-best ledger ever.
• UT beat Arkansas by 24, 76-52, in its SEC opener. It marked the seventh-largest win over an AP top-25 foe in program history. Chaz Lanier had a season-high 29 points and Igor Miličić Jr., grabbed a career-best 18 boards, the most by a Vol since 3/23/14.
• Jahmai Mashack is co-eighth in DI with three-plus steals seven times.
• The Volunteers are 14-0 for the second time ever, joining an equal 14-0 start in 1922-23.
• Tennessee is on a 14-game winning streak for the fourth time ever, including the third in a single season and second in the last century. It won 19 straight in 2018-19 (11/28/18 to 2/13/19), 15 in a row in a three-season span from 1914-15 to 1916-17 (2/19/15 to 1/13/17) and 14 consecutive games in 1922-23 (1/8/23 to 2/20/23).
• Chaz Lanier, who leads the SEC with 20.3 ppg, has scored 22- plus points in seven of the last 10 games, with 26-plus thrice.
• Zakai Zeigler (207) is five steals behind Santiago Vescovi (2019- 25) for the UT all-time record.
• UT is 20-10 (.667) in its last 30 AP top-25 matchups, since 1/22/22. That includes an 11-5 (.688) mark with both in the top 15.
• The Volunteers' 185 wins over the last eight years (2017-25) rank seventh nationally. Only Gonzaga (225), Houston (218), Kansas (200), Duke (197), Purdue (192) and San Diego State (186) possess more.
 
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WINNING WAYS

• Over the last eight seasons (2017-25), Tennessee paces all SEC programs in total wins (185) and overall winning percentage (.737), plus is tied for first in postseason victories (18). In that span, UT has three SEC titles (2018 and 2024 regular seasons, 2022 tournament).
• In that same eight-year stretch, the Vols are one of only three SEC teams with an overall winning percentage above even .660, alongside Auburn (.735) and Kentucky (.706).
• In SEC play over the same eight-year period, Tennessee (87-39; .690) is second in the league, behind Kentucky (88-38; .698), in both victories and winning percentage. Only Auburn (82-45; .647) and Alabama (79-48; .622) have even 70-plus wins.
• Over just the last four seasons (2021-25), the Volunteers own an 93-28 (.769) overall record, that is good for the most victories and best winning percentage in the SEC over that span.
• In that same four-year span, Tennessee (40-15; .727) is tied with Kentucky for the best record in conference play among SEC teams.
 
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RACKING UP RANKED VICTORIES

• TOP 25: In the past four years (2021-25), Tennessee has an SEC-best 22 AP top-25 wins, good for fourth nationally,. It is behind just Kansas (24), Connecticut (23) and Iowa State (23). Only Purdue (21) is even within two of the Volunteers, while the closest SEC school is three behind (Alabama with 19).
• TOP 20: Tennessee possesses an SEC-high 19 AP top-20 wins over that span, the third-most of any DI school, trailing only Connecticut (22) and Kansas (21). The only other schools with even 17-plus are Purdue (18) and Iowa State (17). The closest SEC program is three shy (Alabama with 15).
• TOP 15: The Volunteers own an SEC-best 16 AP top-15 decisions over those four seasons, good for second-most in the country, trailing just Kansas (19). Only Iowa State (14) is even within two of Tennessee, while the closest SEC team is three behind (Alabama with 13).
• TOP 10: Since 2021-22, Tennessee owns eight AP top-10 triumphs, second in the SEC and co- sixth nationally, alongside North Carolina. Only Connecticut (11), Iowa State (11), Kansas (11), Purdue (10) and Kentucky (nine) have more. The eight such wins in that time are against #1 Alabama (2/15/23), #3 Kansas (11/25/22), #3 Auburn (2/26/22), #4 Kentucky (2/15/22), #5 Kentucky (3/12/22), #6 Arizona (12/22/21), #10 Texas (1/28/23) and at #10 Kentucky (2/3/24).
• TOP FIVE: In that same four-year span, UT has five AP top-five wins, tied with Alabama, Arizona and Iowa State for the most in the country. Only two other schools, Gonzaga and Purdue, have even four.
 
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YankeeVol said:
#1 Tennessee Volunteers: 14-0 (1-0 SEC)
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#8 Florida Gators: 13-1 (1-0 SEC)
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GAME 15 | TENNESSEE at FLORIDA - Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET | Gainesville, Fla. | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151)


Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 148.5

TV: ESPN2 / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen / Live Stats
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM: 132 & 191
Online: WatchESPN.com


Florida Game Notes



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Hey, @YankeeVol . Check dat Gata SEC record! 🤔

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JRVOL11 said:
could see him still playing, he ended up coming back in & playing the rest of the arkansas game. we’ll see though
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He's just listed as questionable. He may play very little or only come in if we really need him.
Thing is tho, we really need him this game.😏
Flordia has 4 bigs to rotate in iirc.

With JP out the rest of the season we sure could use or another big transferring in from overseas. Odds on that are probably about nil at this point.
If we have an early tourney exit this year it will most certainly be because of depth.
 
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