The Official #10 Tennessee vs. Appalachian State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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#10 Tennessee Volunteers: 2-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Appalachian State Mountaineers: 4-1 (0-0 Sun Belt)

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GAME 3 | TENNESSEE vs. APPALACHIAN STATE - Dec. 15, 2020 | 7:01 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (4,191)

Line: UT -19
O/U: 130.5

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Appalachian State Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee is 5-0 all-time against Appalachian State, dating to 1986. All five meetings took place in Knoxville.
• The most recent meeting took place in year two of the Barnes era, with the Vols winning a shootout, 103-94, on Nov. 15, 2016. Current Vols staffer Bryan Lentz was then an assistant coach with App State.
• Another UT staffer, I.J. Poole, spent two seasons on staff at App State. He was the director of basketball operations in 2017-18 before being promoted to assistant coach for the 2018-19 campaign.
• Vols head coach Rick Barnes is a perfect 30-0 against Sun Belt opposition.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee has won 77 percent of its games as a ranked team during the Barnes era (57-17). The Vols are 10th in this week's AP poll.
• App State head coach Dustin Kerns hails from Kingsport, and his coaching résumé yields a brief stint on Rocky Top. Kerns spent the 2003-04 season at Tennessee as a graduate assistant under then-head coach Buzz Peterson. Interestingly, Peterson had two stints as head coach at App State.
• A preseason media poll predicted Tennessee to win this year's SEC championship.
• Seniors John Fulkerson and Yves Pons were both named to the Wooden Award preseason top-50 watch list. Pons also earned a spot on the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy College Player of the Year.
• Tennessee's starting lineup this season has featured five left-handers.
 
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DEFENSE WINS

• According to KenPom, the Vols rank fourth nationally and first in the SEC in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing 86.8 points per 100 possessions so far this season.
• Tennessee also ranks among the NCAA leaders in scoring defense, allowing just 51.5 points per game.
• The Vols are forcing 20 turnovers per game while converting those turnovers into 15.0 points per game. Tennessee's turnover margin stands at +7.0.
• The Vols' .339 shooting percentage ranks 303rd nationally. Among teams that have played multiple games and are ranked 300 or worse in field-goal percentage, Tennessee is the lone undefeated team. That is what stellar defense makes possible.
• Reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year Yves Pons has 75 blocks in his last 33 games.
 
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ABOUT APPALACHIAN STATE

• Appalachian State comes to Knoxville with a 4-1 record, fresh off back-to-back victories over North Carolina Wesleyan (81-57) and at Charlotte (61-57).
• Second-year head coach Dustin Kerns is coming off a year in which he made an instant impact, increasing the Mountaineers' win total by seven from 2018-19, along with a four-place jump in the Sun Belt, moving from 10th to sixth.
• One of three returning starters from last season's team, Adrian Delph, has been the team's top scorer, pouring in 13.6 points per contest. Delph scored a career-high-tying 21 points in App State's victory over Charlotte Friday night. He has also been active on the defensive end, tallying at least one block in each of the Mountaineers' four victories.
• Sophomore forward Kendall Lewis has also taken huge strides already in 2020-21. Last season, he was the squad's fifth-leading scorer at just more than seven points per game. This year, he is scoring at a clip of 11.8 points per game and has been solid on the boards, pulling in a team-leading 5.4 rebounds per game.
• 2020 first-team All-Sun Belt honoree and App State's 2019-20 leading scorer, Justin Forrest, is off to a bit of a slow start in his senior campaign but is still expected to be a key contributor for the Mountaineers this season. Last year, Forrest averaged 17.3 points and 2.8 helpers per game.
• Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian State sits at one of the highest elevations of any university in the United States east of the Mississippi River—3,333 feet.
 
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I’m not a betting guy, but doesn’t the o/u seem high in light of our strong D and struggling O so far this season?
 
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May be a low scoring game since many of the bench players will be getting their first minutes tonight.

Expect to see many minutes out of Pember, Walker, Gaines, Plav. Rusty offense but good defense expected.
 
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YankeeVol said:
DEFENSE WINS

• According to KenPom, the Vols rank fourth nationally and first in the SEC in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing 86.8 points per 100 possessions so far this season.
• Tennessee also ranks among the NCAA leaders in scoring defense, allowing just 51.5 points per game.
• The Vols are forcing 20 turnovers per game while converting those turnovers into 15.0 points per game. Tennessee's turnover margin stands at +7.0.
• The Vols' .339 shooting percentage ranks 303rd nationally. Among teams that have played multiple games and are ranked 300 or worse in field-goal percentage, Tennessee is the lone undefeated team. That is what stellar defense makes possible.
• Reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year Yves Pons has 75 blocks in his last 33 games.
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confident that points off turnovers figures will increase
 
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I'm sure this has been discussed before on here, but are the teams sitting on the other side of the arena this year or is the TV angle flipped? Thanks.
 
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Furman, whose only loss came against Cincy, is scheduled to air immediately after our game.
the Paladins take one the Oaters,
 
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Gotta think some of these easy looks start to fall tonight. I'm expecting a big game from either Keon or Springer as well, it would be a great time to give them both a lot of run against a far inferior opponent.
 
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I'm really looking forward to watching Keon Johnson play. He impressed me a lot against Cincy, made several good plays and is full of hustle.
 
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