The Official #12 Tennessee @ Auburn Game Thread, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#12 Tennessee Volunteers: 22-8 (11-6 SEC)
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Auburn Tigers: 19-11 (9-8 SEC)
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GAME 31 | TENNESSEE at AUBURN - Saturday, March 4, 2023 | 2:05 p.m. ET | Auburn, Ala. | Neville Arena (9,121)


Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 131

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Auburn Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with Auburn, 80-44, dating to 1927.
  • When the series is contested in Auburn, the Tigers hold a 30-23 advantage.
  • The Vols have fallen in each of their last three trips to Auburn's Neville Arena, with UT's last win there coming in 2017.
    • Tennessee won an ugly defensive struggle vs. Auburn in Knoxville on Feb. 4, 46-43. See Page 4.
• Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl coached the Tennessee program from 2006-11. His son and current Auburn assistant coach, Steven Pearl, lettered for the Vols from 2007-11 and is a UT graduate.
• Among SEC teams over the last six seasons, Tennessee and Auburn have racked up a league-best 141 wins.
• A Tennessee win Saturday secures a double-bye for the Vols in next week's SEC Tournament in Nashville.
 
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SCOUTING REPORT

• The Vols remain at No. 3 in the NCAA's NET ratings after holding steady at No. 2 from Jan. 3 through Feb. 8. Tennessee has seven Q1 wins.
• Tennessee and Baylor are the only teams in the country that own at least three wins over teams currently ranked in the top 10 of the NET ratings.
• In his two games since returning from an ankle injury, Josiah-Jordan James is leading the Vols in scoring (14.5 ppg) and shooting .500 from 3-point range (5 of 10) while playing 25.0 minutes per game.
• SEC assists leader and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist Zakai Zeigler suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opening minutes of Tuesday's win over Arkansas.
• The Vols haven't played with the rotation fully healthy since Feb. 8. • Pending Saturday's league- wide results, the Vols could land anywhere between the No. 3 and No. 6 seed in the SEC Tournament
 
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THE NATION'S BEST DEFENSE

• For the 14th straight week, the Volunteers own the best adjusted defensive efficiency in the country per KenPom, allowing only 86.7 points per 100 possessions. For more on UT's defense, see Page 3.
• Tennessee owns Division I's best 3-point defense (.251), second- best field-goal percentage defense (.359) and the nation's third-best scoring defense (56.7 ppg).
• 12 times this season, the Vols have held their opponents to 50 points or less. No other Division I team has more than 10 such performances.
• Only four teams have reached the 70-point mark against these Vols. • Only eight opposing players have
scored 20 or more points against
the Vols this season.
• In SEC road games, Tennessee's opponents are averaging just 60.4 points per game. The Vols own a +6.0 scoring margin, a +7.4 rebounding margin and a +1.3 turnover margin when playing league foes on the road.
 
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ABOUT AUBURN

• Auburn (19-11, 9-8 SEC) has dropped two straight games entering Saturday’s regular-season finale, most recently a 90-85 overtime loss at No. 2 Alabama on Wednesday.
• After starting the season with a 16-3 record, Auburn has lost eight of its past 11 games.
• The Tigers are ranked No. 37 in the NET rankings and are 2-9 in Quadrant 1 games this season, with the lone wins coming at a neutral site over Northwestern in November and at home over Arkansas on Jan. 7.
• Despite recent struggles, Auburn has maintained a stellar homecourt advantage at Neville Arena— posting a 13-2 home record this season. The Tigers’ only two home losses have come to the top two teams in the SEC standings—Texas A&M and Alabama.
• Sophomore forward and Morehead State transfer Johni Broome has made an immediate impact for Auburn this season, leading the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), rebounding (8.4 rpg) and blocks (2.3 bpg). Last season at Morehead State, Broome was named All-OVC First Team and OVC Defensive Player of the Year.
• Auburn’s trio of guards—Wendell Green Jr., Allen Flanigan and K.D. Johnson—combine to average 32.0 ppg and attempt 25.5 field goals per game.
• Green Jr. is Auburn’s second-leading scorer (13.6 ppg) and leader in assists (4.2 apg).
• As a team, Auburn ranks 18th in Division I in field- goal percentage defense (.400) and fourth in 3-point percentage defense (.283). The Tigers are also fourth in the nation in blocks per game (5.2).
• According to KenPom.com, Auburn ranks 22nd in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency and 71st in adjusted offensive efficiency.
 
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GiveHim6InSC said:
I thought Pearl said they had a starter out?
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Cardwell is reported to be out. Injured late vs Bama. Honestly, I have no idea what to expect in this one. Everything in me says Auburn will get the calls and the hangover of losing ZZ will finally get us. OTOH, if we can manage the pressure, I have to think we might have a shot. Then I remember that this is almost a play in game for Auburn. They're going to be desperate. Long winded way of saying I have no freaking clue what to expect in this one.
 
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Defense will be fine. Go big, point guard by committee, don’t shoot more than 15 threes. Handle the pressure and the crowd and hope the refs call it both ways
 
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Johnnyreb#VFL said:
Defense will be fine. Go big, point guard by committee, don’t shoot more than 15 threes. Handle the pressure and the crowd and hope the refs call it both ways
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No way the refs call it both ways. Sec football refs are terrible until you watch Sec basketball. You will then be glad to see the football refs again. The home cooking disparities are really unbelievable in the Sec.
 
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I’m hoping the Volunteers don’t continue to disappoint in a winnable road game Vs a good team.

Go Volunteers
Make the Tigers the Tiggers today
 
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Live from Chapel Hill, North Carolina today it’s College Gameday.

Jay Bilas could grow a beard to complete the Jason Statham look since currently he has the bald head style.
 
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I'm gonna guage our post-season prospects by this game. Given it's a tough arena, but if we can't go down there and beat them then we're probably not going far post-season. Plenty of teams better than AU in the Big 12 and 10
 
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Power and internet back on in time to watch game. Hope that's a good OMEN.
 
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