The Official #17 Tennessee vs. Chattanooga Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 4-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Chattanooga Mocs: 3-2 (0-0 SOCON)

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GAME 5 | TENNESSEE vs. CHATTANOOGA - Nov. 25, 2019 | 7:01 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)


Line: UT: -21.5
O/U: 136.5

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Chattanooga Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with Chattanooga, 33-6, dating to 1913. The Vols had won four straight in the series before the Mocs toppled the Big Orange, 82-69, in the 2016-17 season-opener at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• The Vols are 94-17 all-time against current members of the Southern Conference.
• Rick Barnes is 0-1 against the Mocs, as his lone previous meeting against Chattanooga was UT's opener three seasons ago.
 
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A WIN WOULD...

• Give the Volunteers their 30th consecutive home win; it is the longest active home win streak in Division I.
• Leave Rick Barnes' three wins away from recording his 700th career head coaching victory.
• Give Tennessee a 52-14 record as a ranked team during the Barnes era (AP rankings).
 
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STORYLINES

• Chattanooga freshman Grant Ledford is a Knoxville native who graduated in May from Grace Christian Academy, where he totaled more than 2,400 points and more than 1,000 rebounds.
• The Vols are 14-4 against in-state opponents under Rick Barnes. See note on Page 4.
• Vols seniors Jordan Bowden and Lamonté Turner both surpassed the 1,000-career-point milestone during Wednesday's win over Alabama State. They became the 51st and 52nd Vols ever to score 1,000 points, respectively.
• Monday's contest is the second of two straight home games for the Vols before they travel to the Destin, Florida, area for the Emerald Coast Classic. Tennessee faces Florida State Friday before playing either Purdue or VCU on Saturday.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee returned to the top 25 last week, landing at No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 17 in the coaches poll. The Vols spent all of last season ranked in the AP top 10. The polls will be updated the day of the Chattanooga game.
• Tennessee leads the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage (.411), blocks per game (6.8 bpg) and assists per game (19.3 apg).
• Lamonté Turner ranks second among Division I players with 8.5 assists per game, trailing only Iowa State's Tyrese Haliburton (10.3 apg).
• It was announced Thursday that the Vols are set to play in next season's Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. That is the hometown of current Vols freshman Josiah-Jordan James.
• Yves Pons made 39 field goals in his first two seasons as a Vol (59 games). He has 24 made field goals in UT's first four games this year.
 
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA

• A member of the University of Tennessee system, UT Chattanooga is coming off an 89-53 loss against Florida State in Tallahassee Wednesday night. The Mocs currently sit at 3-2, with a consistent starting five that features team leaders in nearly every major statistical category.
• Chattanooga looks to continue its climb back to the top of the Southern Conference ranks in 2019-20. After winning the SoCon Tournament and representing the league in the NCAA Tournament in 2015-16, the Mocs have failed to advance past the SoCon quarterfinals.
• After the transfer of three of its top four scorers, UTC seeks positive contributions from its own incoming transfers, Ramon Vila and Matt Ryan. Ryan currently ranks second on the team in both scoring (15.4 ppg) and steals (1.0 spg), while Vila has been a force on the boards, ranking second on the team with 5.6 rpg.
• The Mocs also lean on their leading scorer, redshirt-junior guard David Jean-Baptiste (16.4 ppg) who is the last holdover from the coaching change that saw the departure of Matt McCall and the hiring of current head coach Lamont Paris.
• In their history, the Mocs have won 10 SoCon Tournament titles, 10 regular-season crowns and made a memorable run to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1997 NCAA Tournament as a #14 seed, defeating Georgia and Illinois before falling to Providence.
• Notable alumni from UTC include the late actor Hugh Beaumont, who portrayed Ward Cleaver in the hit television series Leave it to Beaver, which ran from 1957-63.
 
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interesting that UTC and Florida State are the next 2 opponents, and they just finished playing each other. So if you want to scout both of them, watch that game.
Florida State won by 36, by the way, and I expect UTC to play us closer.


 
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Will be watching the game once I get home from work, hope to see James playing with a little more confidence
 
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Because of the opposition and the games coming up, I would look for 9 players to get plenty of minutes tonight (if possible).

I’m sure Barnes wants to get Pember, Gaines, and Johnson more time (if possible) because they could be needed coming up this weekend.
 
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Prediction:

Tennessee 82
Chattanooga 51

Jordan Bowden 21 pts, 7 boards, 5 assists
Lamonte Turner 12 pts, 4 boards, 10 assists
Yves Pons 15 pts, 10 boards, 3 assists
 
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Would love to see double digit nights scoring from JJJ and ORN. Each game we continue to see more confidence and more of what they can do. Can’t wait to see what those two look like 2/3 into the season.
 
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