The Official #1 Tennessee vs. #23 Arkansas Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#1 Tennessee Volunteers: 13-0 (0-0 SEC)
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#23 Arkansas Razorbacks: 11-2 (0-0 SEC)
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GAME 14 | TENNESSEE vs. ARKANAS - Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 | 1 p.m. ET | Knoxville, Tenn. | Food City Center (21,678)


Line: UT -12.5
O/U: 143.5

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Arkansas Game Notes




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THE MATCHUP

• Tennessee is 7-2 in its last nine meetings with Arkansas, dating back to 3/10/18, after dropping the prior six matchups.
• The Volunteers are seeking their second four-game winning streak in the series. Their lone prior one came from 2/13/02 to 2/11/04.
• After being ranked for its matchup with Arkansas just six times (3-3) before 2017-18, this is the ninth time in UT's 11 meetings since then in which it is ranked. The Volunteerss went 6-2 in the previous seven during that span.
• UT has faced John Calipari 38 prior times, 16 more than any other active head coach (Rick Pitino, 22). It went 3-3 versus Calipari while at Memphis and 13- 19 during his Kentucky tenure.
• This is UT's second straight SEC game versus a Calipari-led team, as it ended the 2023-24 regular season against Kentucky.
• Coming off a 16-17 (6-12) showing in 2023-24, Arkansas was picked fourth in the SEC preseason poll.
• The Razorbacks are led by junior forward Adou Thiero's 17.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.0 spg.
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• John Calipari (824) and Rick Barnes (819) rank first and second among active DI head coaches in career wins. Barnes is 13-12 in their head-to-head meetings, including 11-0 in the regular season.
• Arkansas senior forward Jonas Aidoo spent three seasons at UT. He was an AP First Team All-SEC pick in 2023-24, averaging 11.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 1.8 bpg.
• Tennessee is 5-4 in SEC openers in Rick Barnes' tenure, including 2-1 at home. The Vols are also 5-4 in SEC home openers under Barnes, with three wins in a row.
• UT is among just three undefeated DI schools—all of them are in the SEC—alongside Florida and Oklahoma. It is the only one also unbeaten in women's basketball.
• Tennessee is 13-2 all-time at No. 1 in the AP Poll. It is 12-1 under Rick Barnes (5-0 in 2024-25, 7-1 in 2018-19) and was 1-1 under Bruce Pearl (1-1 in 2007-08).
• The Volunteers are 27-4 all- time as an AP top-three team, including 23-2 under Barnes.
• Jahmai Mashack co-leads the SEC with four-plus steals four times.
• The Volunteers are 13-0 for the second time ever, joining a 14-0 start in 1922-23. This is the fifth time in the SEC era (since 1932- 33) they went undefeated in non- conference play, including the second with nine-plus games.
• Tennessee is on a 13-game winning streak for the fifth time (third in a single season). It is seeking its fourth 14-game ledger (third in a single campaign, alongside 1922- 23 [14] and 2018-19 [19]).
• UT leads the nation in 3-point percentage defense (24.6), plus ranks second in both scoring defense (56.2) and field-goal percentage defense (34.7). It is also third in scoring margin (23.8).
• After averaging 2.50 made 3-pointers per game over his first four outings as a Vol, Chaz Lanier is at a 4.56 mark across the last nine contests (41 total makes).
• The Volunteers' 184 wins over the last eight years (2017-25) rank co-seventh nationally, alongside Virginia. Only Gonzaga (223), Houston (217), Kansas (200), Duke (196), Purdue (191) and San Diego State (185) possess more
 
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HIGH-CALIBER COMPANY

• Tennessee and Kansas are the only two schools to earn an AP top-five ranking in each of the last four seasons (2021-25). Only two others, Arizona and Purdue, entered 2024-25 with a three-year streak.
• The Volunteers are one of only four teams to reach the AP top six in each of the past five seasons, alongside Alabama, Houston and Kansas.
• UT is one of just five programs to reach the AP top six in at least six of the last seven seasons (2018- 25), alongside Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Kentucky. Those are also the only five schools to enter the AP top five in at least five different years during that stretch.
• The Vols are among only seven teams to reach the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll in at least two of the last seven seasons (2018-25), joining Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas and Purdue.
• Over that same seven-year stretch (2018-25), UT is also one of seven teams to claim an AP top-two position in at least three seasons, alongside Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Purdue.
• Tennessee is one of just seven schools to earn an AP top-20 ranking in each of the past eight years (2017- 25), alongside Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and North Carolina. Just two others— Houston and Purdue—have even reached the AP top 25 in each of those seasons.
• Additionally, over the last three seasons (2022- 25), the Vols are one of just five teams to reach the AP top two in multiple seasons, joining Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas and Purdue.
 
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During starting lineups announcements, who gets booed more Cal or Aidoo?
 
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Tennessee is 13-2 all-time at No. 1 in the AP Poll. It is 12-1 under Rick Barnes (5-0 in 2023-24, 7-1 in 2018-19) and was 1-1 under Bruce Pearl (1-1 in 2007-08).
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This needs to be updated. Haven't we won 5 at #1 this season?

That would make us 18-2
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• John Calipari (824) and Rick Barnes (819) rank first and second among active DI head coaches in career wins. Barnes is 13-12 in their head-to-head meetings, including 11-0 in the regular season.
• Arkansas senior forward Jonas Aidoo spent three seasons at UT. He was an AP First Team All-SEC pick in 2023-24, averaging 11.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 1.8 bpg.
• Tennessee is 5-4 in SEC openers in Rick Barnes' tenure, including 2-1 at home. The Vols are also 5-4 in SEC home openers under Barnes, with three wins in a row.
• UT is among just three undefeated DI schools—all of them are in the SEC—alongside Florida and Oklahoma. It is the only one also unbeaten in women's basketball.
• Tennessee is 13-2 all-time at No. 1 in the AP Poll. It is 12-1 under Rick Barnes (5-0 in 2023-24, 7-1 in 2018-19) and was 1-1 under Bruce Pearl (1-1 in 2007-08).
• The Volunteers are 27-4 all- time as an AP top-three team, including 23-2 under Barnes.
• Jahmai Mashack co-leads the SEC with four-plus steals four times.
• The Volunteers are 13-0 for the second time ever, joining a 14-0 start in 1922-23. This is the fifth time in the SEC era (since 1932- 33) they went undefeated in non- conference play, including the second with nine-plus games.
• Tennessee is on a 13-game winning streak for the fifth time (third in a single season). It is seeking its fourth 14-game ledger (third in a single campaign, alongside 1922- 23 [14] and 2018-19 [19]).
• UT leads the nation in 3-point percentage defense (24.6), plus ranks second in both scoring defense (56.2) and field-goal percentage defense (34.7). It is also third in scoring margin (23.8).
• After averaging 2.50 made 3-pointers per game over his first four outings as a Vol, Chaz Lanier is at a 4.56 mark across the last nine contests (41 total makes).
• The Volunteers' 184 wins over the last eight years (2017-25) rank co-seventh nationally, alongside Virginia. Only Gonzaga (223), Houston (217), Kansas (200), Duke (196), Purdue (191) and San Diego State (185) possess more
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I think Pearl was 0-1 as no. 1. We beat Memphis on a Saturday became no. 1 the next day and lost to Vandy on the following Tuesday
 
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