The Official #18 Tennessee vs. #15 Kansas Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#18 Tennessee Volunteers: 11-3 (5-3 SEC)

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#15 Kansas Jayhawks: 11-5 (5-4 Big 12)

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GAME 15 | TENNESSEE vs. KANSAS - Jan. 30, 2021 | 6:05 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (4,191)

Line: UT -3
O/U: 130.5

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Kansas Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee owns a 1-4 all-time record vs. Kansas, dating to 2009.
• The first-ever meeting took place at Allen Fieldhouse, with KU claiming a 92-85 victory in 2009. The Vols avenged that loss the following season by upsetting the top-ranked Jayhawks in Knoxville on Jan. 10, 2010.
• In last year's Big 12/SEC Challenge, Kansas defended its home court with a 74-68 win over the Vols.
• The five previous meetings have been decided by an average of seven points.
• Tennessee's all-time record against current members of the Big 12 stands at 14-18.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• The 2021 SEC/Big 12 Challenge marks the event's eighth year. Tennessee is 4-2 in the event, as the Vols did not take part in the inaugural challenge.
• The Big 12 won the challenge in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. The SEC claimed its lone win in 2018, and the series was tied in 2017 and 2020. The Big 12 has a cumulative advantage of 40-30 (.571).
• Rick Barnes on Tuesday passed Kansas legend Phog Allen (and Don Haskins) to ascend to 19th place on the NCAA's all-time Division I wins list with victory No. 720.
• Tennessee is No. 12 in the latest NCAA NET ratings, with wins over three teams in the top 30.
• This week, senior Yves Pons was named a top-10 finalist for the Julius Erving Award and one of 15 candidates for Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year.
• Vols senior John Fulkerson has been named to the Wooden Award's Midseason Top-25 List.
• True freshman Jaden Springer owns a team-best plus/minus rating of +11.4 per game.
• During SEC play, only 4.0 points per game separate Tennessee's top seven scorers.
 
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DEFENSE WINS

• Tennessee ranks sixth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing just 59.3 points per game.
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank second in the NCAA in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 87.2 points per 100 possessions. College teams typically average close to 70 possessions per game.
• The Vols are forcing 16.7 turnovers per game while converting those turnovers into 18.9 points per game. Tennessee's turnover margin stands at +5.6 (sixth nationally).
• Tennessee has forced 12 of 14 opponents to turn the ball over on 20 percent or more of their possessions.
• Tennessee has allowed only one opposing player to score 20 points all season (Xavier Pinson).
• Reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year Yves Pons has 20 blocks through UT's first eight SEC games. Pons has 100 blocks in his last 45 games
 
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ABOUT KANSAS

• Kansas snapped a rare three-game losing streak with a 59-51 victory over TCU Thursday. The win gives the 15th-ranked Jayhawks an 11-5 (5-4 Big 12) record entering Saturday's showdown on Rocky Top.
• In his 18th season in Lawrence, head coach Bill Self bid farewell to 2019-20 consensus second team All-America selections Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike. Also departed from last year's squad is Isaiah Moss, who was the team's third-leading scorer last season.
• Despite recent struggles, the Jayhawks have been led by 2020 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, Marcus Garrett. Garrett is the team's fifth-leading scorer with 9.9 points per game, the team leader in assists with 3.7 per contest, and on the defensive end, he averages 1.5 steals per game. Like Tennessee's Yves Pons, Garrett is both a member of the 2021 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list.
• Junior Ochai Agbaji is KU's leading scorer, pouring in 14.4 points per game, scoring in double-figures in all but one game for the Jayhawks thus far and ranking ninth in the Big 12 in scoring.
• On the glass, redshirt freshman forward Jalen Wilson has pulled in a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per game. That rebounding average places him in fifth among Big 12 players. Wilson also has made an impact offensively, ranking second on the team with 12.3 points per game.
• As recently as 2018, a local law in Lawrence, Kansas, stated that all cars entering the city limits must first sound their horns to warn nearby horses of their arrival.
 
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A WIN WOULD...

• Give Tennessee two victories over top-15 teams this season.
• Be the Vols' 14th win over a ranked opponent during the Barnes era.
• Give the Vols a 12-2 home record in NABC Suits and Sneakers games.
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I think the BasketVols can win this game the Jayhawks are really beatable this season.
 
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Until we start making shots, it’s going to be very difficult for us to beat good teams. You can get away with shooting poorly against Miss State but it doesn’t bode well against Kansas. But I think we shoot better today. 66-65 Big Orange.
 
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I'd really like to win this; not only because we need the W and Kansas is in a simliar slump, but because almost every time we've played Kansas we've played them pretty well but we usually come up short. It would be nice to just beat them.
 
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