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

#582
#582
Clad in Big Orange said:
They would have beat several SEC teams with that effort. Probably not the top half.
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Maybe but not likely, dude. I've watched most of all of the SEC games on TV this year. Even the lower half are going to be tough to beat this year.
You got to stop and think, Kentucky is #11 in SEC right now. Texas , Missouri, and Texas A&M are at the bottom and they all look pretty dang good.
SEC this year is just something I have never seen.

South Carolina is probably the only teams MTSU beats.
 
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#583
#583
VolsAgainstTheWorld15 said:
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.
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Defense, in the first half they got some open looks, shot 50 percent from the floor and 38 percent from 3. Second half, 29 percent from the floor and 21 percent from 3.
 
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I don't know how many silly turnovers we had but it was fumble ball right up to the last 5 minutes. MTSU missed a free throw and 3 UT players were standing there for the rebound and fumbled it away. Nice finish to put them away.
 
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Anti-shunshinepumper said:
Maybe but not likely, dude. I've watched most of all of the SEC games on TV this year. Even the lower half are going to be tough to beat this year.
You got to stop and think, Kentucky is #11 in SEC right now. Texas , Missouri, and Texas A&M are at the bottom and they all look pretty dang good.
SEC this year is just something I have never seen.

South Carolina is probably the only teams MTSU beats.
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Ok, dude
 
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#587
VOLtaism said:
I don't know how many silly turnovers we had but it was fumble ball right up to the last 5 minutes. MTSU missed a free throw and 3 UT players were standing there for the rebound and fumbled it away. Nice finish to put them away.
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ZZ had some turnovers that were just them being allowed to hack his arms and literally kick the ball away with no call.
 
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#588
walkenvol said:
And too many TO ‘s again. He’s got to get back to taking better care of the ball. It’s like he thinks he can dribble through anything until he doesn’t.
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To be fair he had 4, and at least 2 could have been fouls 😅

Like Dane pointed out, ZZ does sometimes predetermine things and then gets stuck.
 
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Anti-shunshinepumper said:
Maybe but not likely, dude. I've watched most of all of the SEC games on TV this year. Even the lower half are going to be tough to beat this year.
You got to stop and think, Kentucky is #11 in SEC right now. Texas , Missouri, and Texas A&M are at the bottom and they all look pretty dang good.
SEC this year is just something I have never seen.

South Carolina is probably the only teams MTSU beats.
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I've seen the SEC this good
 
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#590
MTSU ran a perimeter of 6-3, 6-6 and 6-8 guards, Weston being the smallest, but led the team in scoring, created some defensive matchup problems along the way, created some turnovers as Tennessee got sloppy in the first half, blew a 9 point lead, but found a way to battle out of the poor play the last part of the first half. Momentum clearly swung in the MTSU direction as Tennessee futzed and fumbled through the last part of the first half.

82-64 doesn't really indicate how close and physical the game was through the first half and the first 8 minutes of the second half, fans got free chicken on missed free throws, but Tennessee booted the rebound out of bounds.
 
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#591
#591
Great gut-check win against a scrappy, tough, experienced group in MTSU. Christmas and a break coming up with the SEC schedule looming, Carr quitting - there was a lot of distraction that could explain the sloppy 1st half, but the boys dropped the hammer after halftime. Lanier was great again, ZZ was phenomenal but for a few loose possessions, and man, Gainey is becoming a big moment assassin, isn't he?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and let's get ready for what should be some incredible SEC ball in 2025.
 
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#592
#592
BernardKingGOAT said:
I've seen the SEC this good
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I'd be curious as to when? Since the expanded to a 12 team league most we have ever got in the tourney in a year was 8 in 2018.
I think we got half the teams in 3 or 4 times, but
this year won't be a bit surprised to see 10+ teams in. Many are predicting us to break the ACC's record of 11.
We have 13 teams right now in Top 50 of the NET, and the SEC has won damn near 90% of their games.
Ten SEC teams are currently Quad 1 opponents regardless of the game location (NET Top 30). Fifteen teams are either Quad 1 or Quad 2 opponents (NET Top 75).
 
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Anti-shunshinepumper said:
I'd be curious as to when? Since the expanded to a 12 team league most we have ever got in the tourney in a year was 8 in 2018.
I think we got half the teams in 3 or 4 times, but
this year won't be a bit surprised to see 10+ teams in. Many are predicting us to break the ACC's record of 11.
We have 13 teams right now in Top 50 of the NET, and the SEC has won damn near 90% of their games.
Ten SEC teams are currently Quad 1 opponents regardless of the game location (NET Top 30). Fifteen teams are either Quad 1 or Quad 2 opponents (NET Top 75).
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I983, but probably not quite as good as this year. I remember Alabama, who was in ninth place in the SEC standings went out to UCLA for a mid January game and drilled them. They were ranked no. 2 or 3 at the time. SI did a nice article entitled Second To None about SEC basketball that year
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
I983, but probably not quite as good as this year. I remember Alabama, who was in ninth place in the SEC standings went out to UCLA for a mid January game and drilled them. They were ranked no. 2 or 3 at the time. SI did a nice article entitled Second To None about SEC basketball that year
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Interesting.....a little before my time. I mean I was alive but not watching UT basketball.
Been watching football since I could walk, but UT basketball only since the 90's.
 
#597
#597
BernardKingGOAT said:
I983, but probably not quite as good as this year. I remember Alabama, who was in ninth place in the SEC standings went out to UCLA for a mid January game and drilled them. They were ranked no. 2 or 3 at the time. SI did a nice article entitled Second To None about SEC basketball that year
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Yeah, the league was amazing during my time at UT, with virtually every game a war. Dale Ellis here, Wilkins, Barkley, Eric Marbury, Vern Fleming, Carlos Clark, Jeff Turner, Dirk Minniefield, Sky Walker, Ennis Whatley, Bobby Lee Hurt, etc., etc. - the league was loaded, and games at Stokely were electric.
 
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#598
sami said:
Yeah, the league was amazing during my time at UT, with virtually every game a war. Dale Ellis here, Wilkins, Barkley, Eric Marbury, Vern Fleming, Carlos Clark, Jeff Turner, Dirk Minniefield, Sky Walker, Ennis Whatley, Bobby Lee Hurt, etc., etc. - the league was loaded, and games at Stokely were electric.
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Bowie and Turpin too
 
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#600
Every team gunning for us now that were number one. MTSU played a great game last night for one half then we adjusted at halftime played the defense we should've played the entire game. Every game were going to need to be at our best from start to finish. I think we win the next two and then Gainesville could be our first loss if we can't play our A or above. They will be rocking down there and it will be like Illinois again maybe we can again get the big plays and stay undefeated through that contest.
 
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