The Official #1 Tennessee vs. Middle Tennessee State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Didn’t get to see the game but monitored the score. Will be interested to go back and watch it to see how we got ourselves in a pinch and crawled out of it.

 

[UTFanForLife]

Closest 18 point win I have seen in awhile

 

[TheBigOne10]

Good character building for the boys

 

[RAVOL]

Give Middle credit they really pushed us tonight making huge 3's throughout. But Vols pull away last 8mns Vols Win by 18 GBO. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Tenacjim]

He has intered the transfer portal.

Well, he can’t actually enter until March. He just quit the team.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Man, Chaz's numbers may end up being better than Knecht's

Don’t know if he’ll drop 30+ many nights, but seems like he can get 20 whenever he wants.

 

[Orange931]

We’re gonna have games like this ALOT when we’re undefeated and/or #1. Everyone has an extra gear and wants to knock you off.

 

[RavinDave]

Let’s enjoy being #1 and STILL undefeated!

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

MTSU looked and played like an SEC team tonight

 

[therealitytheory]

Nobody giving MTSU credit for shooting outta their minds. Better to blame Barnes, I guess.

We may not cover, but we'll be alright.

Barnes lit a fire under their rears at halftime, about like most would figure he would. That's what pending HoF coached do.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

ZZ with 17 points & 15 assists

 

[VolBalls33]

I will take this win all day!!! GBO.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Closest 18 point win I have seen in awhile

Right? Crazy.

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Barnes lit a fire under their rears at halftime, about like most would figure he would. That's what pending HoF coached do.

Pre-Christmas, Carr just quit, Mashack hurt his finger first minute. A lot of reasons for weird first half.

Came out strong in second half against scrappy team. All that matters

 

[OrangeInKy]

I will take this win all day!!! GBO.

Very good for them to get challenged like this, especially with the lack of depth.

 

[patrick]

Really like the bounce-back the team showed tonight.

Laughable that Carr leaving TN in a lurch.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Didn’t get to watch the game. Surprised the line was -27. That’s a lot for a solid MTSU team. Sounds like we played well the last few minutes which is what matters most.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Didn’t get to watch the game. Surprised the line was -27. That’s a lot for a solid MTSU team. Sounds like we played well the last few minutes which is what matters most.

Beat them 48-24 in 2nd half.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Fortunately, unlike our football coaches, our basketball coaches understand you can make adjustments in game.

Barnes is in another league as a coach than Heupel. Hopefully Heupel will grow into it

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

I’m seeing a lot of consternation on Twitter, but MTSU just played a helluva first 30 minutes. You aren’t going to smoke everyone. Solid win.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

MTSU woke up the giant. Fans were great, too.

Yeah that was a really impressive crowd for a weeknight 2 days from Christmas. Great to see on TV

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Don’t know if he’ll drop 30+ many nights, but seems like he can get 20 whenever he wants.

He probably could get 30+ but fortunately I don't think he's going to have to. If Dubar and Igor are chipping in from 3 we should have enough offense to get it done this year

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

MTSU looked and played like an SEC team tonight

A normal year maybe. Unfortunately, I think the SEC this year is gonna be a lot harder than anything we seen tonight. A good practice, tho

 

[A-RodWiLks]

So what happened with Dubar? He played a little bit early in first half... hit a 3, then sat the rest of the game. Very baffled.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

A normal year maybe. Unfortunately, I think the SEC this year is gonna be a lot harder than anything we seen tonight. A good practice, tho

They would have beat several SEC teams with that effort. Probably not the top half.