The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #18 North Carolina Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 2-1 (0-0 SEC)

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#18 North Carolina Tar Heels: 3-1 (0-0 ACC)

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GAME 4 | TENNESSEE vs. NORTH CAROLINA - Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 | 3:31 p.m. ET | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,250)

Line: UT -4
O/U: 149.5

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North Carolina Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee trails its all-time series with North Carolina, 1-10, dating to 1911.
• The Vols' lone win over the Tar Heels was an 84-56 victory in Knoxville on Jan. 3, 1949.
• Spanning the last two meetings—in 2016 and 2017—Tennessee has led for 68:02 of 80:00 total minutes (85 percent). But the Vols lost both contests, with an average margin of 3.5 points.
• North Carolina has been ranked for each of the last four meetings.
• This will be the sixth time these programs have met at a neutral site. The series has been contested in Atlanta (twice), Austin, Maui and New York City.
• A native of Hickory, North Carolina, Rick Barnes owns a 73-75 head coaching record against current members of the ACC, and he is 6-12 in his career vs. UNC.
 
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SCOUTING REPORT

• After tying his career-high with 23 points Saturday against Villanova, junior guard Santiago Vescovi is now Tennessee's leading scorer this season, averaging 16.7 ppg.
• In his first year as a starter, junior forward Olivier Nkamhoua is nearly averaging a double-double with 11.3 points and 9.3 rebounds.
• 43 percent of Tennessee's points this season have been scored by first-year Vols (101 of 237).
• Auburn transfer Justin Powell has given the Vols a solid scoring punch off the bench. He is shooting .500 from 3-point range and is the team's fourth-leading scorer with 9.7 ppg.
• Tennessee's 15 first-half points Saturday against No. 5 Villanova stands as UT's lowest points total in any half during the Barnes era.
• First-year Tennessee assistant coach Justin Gainey regularly faced North Carolina during his collegiate playing career at NC State from 1996-2000.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee and its fanbase are quite familiar with all three opposing teams in this Hall of Fame Tipoff field. The Vols played Purdue in 2017 and 2019, faced North Carolina in 2016 and 2017, and clashed with Villanova in 2017.
• This weekend's games mark just the second and third contests the Vols have ever played in the state of Connecticut. UT's only previous appearance in The Constitution State was a 72-61 loss to eighth-ranked UConn in Hartford on Jan. 22, 2011.
 
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A WIN WOULD...

• Stand as Tennessee's 15th win over an AP top-25 opponent during the Rick Barnes era.
• Prevent the Vols from owning a win percentage at or below .500 for the first time since the end of the 2016-17 season (16-16).
 
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ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA

• North Carolina enters Sunday's matchup with Tennessee coming off of a 93-84 loss to No. 6 Purdue on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
• Prior to Saturday's loss to Purdue, North Carolina had racked up wins over Loyola Maryland, Brown and College of Charleston.
• In Roy Williams' final season as head coach in 2020-21, North Carolina posted an 18-11 (10-6 ACC) record, earning a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Former Tar Heel player (1988-92) and assistant coach (2012-21) Hubert Davis was selected to replace Williams at the helm of the North Carolina program.
• Like Tennessee, North Carolina has experienced a major roster shift this season, welcoming seven new players to its team.
• Three of those seven new players are Division I transfers—grad student Brady Manek (Oklahoma), sophomore Dawson Garcia (Marquette) and junior Justin McKay (Virginia).
• Manek made 235 threes and scored 1,459 points in four seasons at Oklahoma, while Garcia averaged 13.0 points and 6.6 rebounds an earned Freshman All-Big East Conference honors last season at Marquette.
• Three returning players—junior forward Armando Bacot and sophomore guards RJ Davis and Caleb Love—are North Carolina's captains. Bacot (first team) and Love (second team) were both preseason All-ACC selections.
• Tennessee and North Carolina played a tightly-contested home-and-home series during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The Tar Heels won the first game, 73-71, in Chapel Hill, as well as the return trip to Knoxville the following season, 78-73.
 
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Oops. I posted that TN had never defeated UNC. They’re 1 and 10. Jerry Green still blew that huge opportunity though. And Drunkle Jerry sucked as a coach. Best firing of a 4x 20s, 4x NCAAT in 4x years coach EVER. One of many UTBB clown coaches. Even one of our most successful coaches couldn’t avoid being a clown.

I’ll hang up and listen. Go Vols.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Oops. I posted that TN had never defeated UNC. They’re 1 and 10. Jerry Green still blew that huge opportunity though. And Drunkle Jerry sucked as a coach. Best firing of a 4x 20s, 4x NCAAT in 4x years coach EVER. One of many UTBB clown coaches. Even one of our most successful coaches couldn’t avoid being a clown.

I’ll hang up and listen. Go Vols.
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How could you forget that epic 1949 contest?
 
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I hope that UNC is overlooking the Vols and they get punched in the nose tomorrow. TN has about 7 or 8 players tonight that, if they are competitors, can’t wait for the opportunity tomorrow afternoon on ESPN.
 
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Nova is in the rear view mirror. UNC on ESPN during a Sunday in late fall is a great opportunity. I’d rather see this than a bunch more buy games.
 
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I don't think it's a must win by any means, but if we lay another egg tomorrow and leave this tournament with 2 ass whippings then I'm going to have some serious reservations about how good we're actually going to be. Beating up the UTMs and ETSUs of the land doesn't mean a whole lot if you can't show up against the good teams.
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
The books opened at TN -4.5 I'm surprised the book like us that much.
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Wait, seriously? I’m stunned. I guess they feel that we’re due a regression to the mean, because it’s really hard to shoot as poorly as we did two days in a row.

I hope Vegas is right. I’m not sure though.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Wait, seriously? I’m stunned. I guess they feel that we’re due a regression to the mean, because it’s really hard to shoot as poorly as we did two days in a row.

I hope Vegas is right. I’m not sure though.
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Thats the line on FanDuel. I was hoping to get the Vols as dogs today.
I was just listening to a preview, the thought is TN can win because they defend better than UNC. UNC doesnt play a lick of defense. ORN and Fulk should dominate on the boards today.
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
Thats the line on FanDuel. I was hoping to get the Vols as dogs today.
I was just listening to a preview, the thought is TN can win because they defend better than UNC. UNC doesnt play a lick of defense. ORN and Fulk should dominate on the boards today.
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I haven’t seen much of UNC yet this year, so if they indeed aren’t good defensively then maybe we have a chance. Villanova was a monster on the defensive end yesterday. They suffocated us from the tip and our guys never responded.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Oops. I posted that TN had never defeated UNC. They’re 1 and 10. Jerry Green still blew that huge opportunity though. And Drunkle Jerry sucked as a coach. Best firing of a 4x 20s, 4x NCAAT in 4x years coach EVER. One of many UTBB clown coaches. Even one of our most successful coaches couldn’t avoid being a clown.

I’ll hang up and listen. Go Vols.
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Whatever, man. If you're gonna be a hater, just go shop at Walmart instead of going to the games!
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I haven’t seen much of UNC yet this year, so if they indeed aren’t good defensively then maybe we have a chance. Villanova was a monster on the defensive end yesterday. They suffocated us from the tip and our guys never responded.
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They dont defend much at all. Theyre in a transition with their new coach and are trying to find their identity. They are also weak in the post for a UNC team. They have 2 solid PG's though.
 
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Not sure TN can beat UNC at this stage of the season, they showed yesterday they are not mature enough to handle a ranked team. Hope I am wrong, but I think we will see another barrage of Volunteer threes that miss consistently while not being able to defend the three.

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UT-60
 
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I wonder if the perspective for shooters more closely resembled Villanova’s home court than Thompson-Boling. TN’s shots weren’t dropping at all while Nova had several contested 3s look easy.
 
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