The Official #16 Tennessee vs. #4 Kentucky Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#16 Tennessee Volunteers: 18-6 (9-3 SEC)

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#4 Kentucky Wildcats: 21-4 (10-2 SEC)

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GAME 25 | TENNESSEE vs. KENTUCKY - Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 | 9:05 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)


Line: UT -2
O/U: 140

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Kensucky Game Notes


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THE SERIES

• Tennessee trails the all-time series with Kentucky, 158-75, dating to 1910.
• The Wildcats have a 54-51 edge when the series is played in Knoxville, but Tennessee has won four of the last six meetings at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Overall, the Vols have won six of their last 11 games vs. Kentucky.
• Vols sophomore Justin Powell is a native of Prospect, Kentucky, and a graduate of North Oldham High School in Goshen.
• Several veteran Vols played against Kentucky guard Kellan Grady during his days at Davidson; the Vols face Davidson annually in a closed preseason scrimmage in Knoxville.
• Kentucky is one of only four SEC teams to out-rebound the Vols this season. See "Last Meeting" note below for a full recap of last month's meeting.
 
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LAYUP LINES - TEAM

• For the second time during the Rick Barnes era, Tennessee is riding a streak of at least seven straight wins over SEC opponents.
• Tennessee stands at No. 10 in the NCAA's latest NET ratings. Each of UT's six losses are Quad 1.
• Tennessee joins Kentucky and Auburn as the only three SEC teams that have no losses outside Quadrant 1 this season.
• Tennessee ranks fifth nationally in average home attendance (17,400) and is riding a 14-game win streak at Thompson-Boling Arena dating to last season's loss to Kentucky on Feb. 20, 2021.
• The Vols have won the rebounding battle in each of their six SEC home games this season.
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank sixth in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 87.9 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee averages an SEC-best 16.0 assists per game during league play (192 assists on 293 FGs).
 
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LAYUP LINES - PLAYERS

• During UT's four-game win streak, Josiah-Jordan James and Zakai Zeigler combine to account for 49 percent of the team's scoring and 53 percent of the team's steals while shooting .452 from 3-point range (19 of 42) and .889 from the free-throw line (32 of 36).
• James' 66 points over the last four games (16.5 ppg) mark the best four-game stretch of his career.
• All-SEC candidate Santiago Vescovi is the league's top 3-point shooter during SEC play, hitting at a .457 clip from long range
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Award candidate Kennedy Chandler's 2.35 steals per game rank 12th in Division I and second nationally among true freshmen.
• Vescovi (20), Chandler (17) and James (11) scored 48 of Tennessee's 79 points during the Vols' lopsided loss at Kentucky last month. The trio made nine of UT's 11 made 3-pointers in that game.
 
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ABOUT KENSUCKY

• Kentucky (21-4, 10-2 SEC) enters Tuesday's matchup on a six-game win streak and sits in second place in the SEC standings.
• Kentucky has five Quadrant 1 wins this season, including two wins over teams ranked in the top 10 of the NET rankings—Tennessee and Kansas.
• The Wildcats are 5-3 in true road games this season, having lost at Notre Dame, LSU and Auburn, but gaining notable wins at Kansas and Alabama.
• Kentucky junior Oscar Tshiebwe, a transfer forward from West Virginia, leads the nation in rebounding with 15.3 boards per game. Tshiebwe has five games this season with 20 or more rebounds. Tshiebwe also is Kentucky's leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points per game.
• Tshiebwe is coming off a 27-point, 19-rebound game on Saturday against Florida.
• Largely in part to Tshiebwe's efforts, Kentucky ranks seventh in the nation and first in the SEC in rebounding as a team with 41.2 per game.
• Kentucky also ranks ninth in the nation and leads the SEC in field-goal percentage (49.1 percent). The Wildcats shot 67.9 percent from the field in the Jan. 15 game against Tennessee.
• Junior guard Sahvir Wheeler, a transfer from Georgia, is averaging 9.7 points and a team-high 7.2 assists per game this season. Wheeler's 7.2 assists per game lead the SEC and rank third in the nation.
• Kentucky's second-leading scorer and assist-maker, freshman TyTy Washington Jr., left the Wildcats' game against Florida on Saturday due to injury and did not return.
• According to KenPom.com, Kentucky is ranked fourth in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency and 12th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
 
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I am ALL VOL and not a negaVol.

Here are my concerns for the game :
KC needs to eliminate his lazy passes
Vescovi needs to eliminate his usual one or two ridiculously unneeded fouls
BHH and Uros need to suddenly learn how to box out the opponents big man tonight
Reduce rotation, keep the hot hand in even though it is time to "sub" according to the Butch Jones "chart"

Do some of the above and shoot 48% from the field and we can win this game.

If we don't do the above, it's 88-76 Ky. I'm going with the above and predict UT wins 73-69
 
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Hoping KC steps up tonight, no bigger game on the schedule than a top 5 Kentucky in TBA in a revenge game after they laid the wood to us in Rupp.
 
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I agree. I think that as long as Chandler is focused on getting a win instead of making the Sports Center top 10 he should have a good game. He’s now played enough SEC ball and is a great talent. He should be motivated after the beat down in Lexington and having had an off night on offense versus Vanderbilt. He needs to avoid getting too hyped when the crowd blows the roof off and make good decisions instead of looking to play to the crowd.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I agree. I think that as long as Chandler is focused on getting a win instead of making the Sports Center top 10 he should have a good game. He’s now played enough SEC ball and is a great talent. He should be motivated after the beat down in Lexington and having had an off night on offense versus Vanderbilt. He needs to avoid getting too hyped when the crowd blows the roof off and make good decisions instead of looking to play to the crowd.
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Poise? Exactly.
 
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