The Official #1 Tennessee @ Illinois Game Thread, 5:30 PM ET, FOX

[SugarVols]

Home cooking calls BS

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Me to the under…

 

[patrick]

Extremely physical basketball game. If it stays this way, it may benefit us down the stretch.

I heard several commentators say that Illinois is a pretty physical team defensively.

 

[Cdywolfe]

That was so weak

 

[chuckb1448]

Crap Shak had it in the paint

 

[walkenvol]

Gotta quit fouling

 

[patrick]

Got to make that.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Nothing falling

 

[TheMookieMonster]

2 made FG’s in the first 10 minutes of this game for Tennessee. Yuck.

 

[Orange931]

Can we borrow some of that Lady Vol 3 point magic from today?

 

[TrapVol]

Seriously, the pushing off by Illinois ball handlers is getting ridiculous. I don’t know how we’re supposed to defend that.

 

[yabadabadolnavy]

Stop fouling so terrible

 

[GBO18]

This going to be like a 65-60 game. Offense is nowhere for either team.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Need to get this tied by the half

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Shots just aren’t falling for us right now

 

[knoxvol52]

Typical Big Ten style basketball game...

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Can we borrow some of that Lady Vol 3 point magic from today?

The Lady Vols played a junior high team

 

[SGMVols]

Can we borrow some of that Lady Vol 3 point magic from today?

Don’t have the luxury of playing North Carolina Central

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Whoever told Fox that the “cash register” sound was a good thing to do….should be beaten.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Come on guys, had it down to 1

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

This is gonna be one of those games where we have to shoot a high percentage to have a chance. We aren't gonna get clean looks often and we are gonna be one and done on the offensive end. When Lanier gets as open as he did a minute ago you better hit it or the game is gonna get out of hand at some point

 

[Go47]

Shooting 14.3%

 

[Orange931]

Don’t have the luxury of playing North Carolina Central

I’m just saying as far as going in the basket.

 

[patrick]

ZZ dribbling too much.

Nice drive CL.

 

[SGMVols]

This going to be like a 65-60 game. Offense is nowhere for either team.

That kind of game favors us in the long run even if the current score doesn’t

Illinois wants this in the 90s