The Official #3 Tennessee vs. #11 Michigan NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 5:50 PM ET, CBS

[Zues1]

No! I want to it to be like playing on rookie in Madden!

Nah bru, you have to chew your finger nails off and cuss at the TV.

 

[txvol19]

Michigan playing very good perimeter defense as not allowing any three ball attempts. Looks like Howard’s plan is to make the Vols beat them interior game and force our bigs to score.

As it should be. You can tell they did their homework.

 

[vols 30]

Michigan playing very good perimeter defense as not allowing any three ball attempts. Looks like Howard’s plan is to make the Vols beat them interior game and force our bigs to score.

Yep, and it's working

 

[VolPack22]

KC is going to have start taking this game over.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I'm not sure Michigan can keep hitting these shots.

31% from the big who has hit 2 of them. Im letting him take those shots all day.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

It's going to be a battle today, ladies and gents...

Anyone expecting different was kidding themselves. Michigan has serious talent and they know how to win in the postseason.

Though I’ll admit I’m a little surprised at how out of sorts we look.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Feel like one of those games where the officials aren’t going to blow their whistles. So we need to recognize that and play as tough as them

But we’ve been called for ticky tack fouls. Nothing we’ve done has come close to the beatings we just took on the last possession.

 

[Zues1]

Michigan game plan seems to be stop Vescovi at all costs. They are in his pocket and are doubling off if there’s any gap in the defense.

Every team is on him now.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Fulky is getting mugged. And if Meatchicken keeps mugging Uros, Uros will get tossed.

I think Fulk’s flailing keeps him from getting calls. He does it way too much.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Dang man these refs aren’t calling fouls at all on our end.

Well he needs to be in the game first, but I agree his speed will be a difference maker.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Colo State had wide open looks from 3. Whatever they were doing, we should be doing.

They read the scouting report and are smothering Vescovi.

 

[Namorto1]

With Michigan’s size advantage, if the officials are going to let them be this physical with us all game we’re in trouble. It took Plavsic being nearly murdered to get a call.

Yep refs are letting them play.

 

[GoVolunteers]

We have to turn up our defense

 

[VOLifornia]

The saving grace is we can’t play much worse and it’s close still. Thank our lucky stars that Triple J is knocking everything down.

Michigan will cool down and we will heat up.

 

[RAVOL]

No doubt Mich game plan was not leave 3 point line. Eventually Chandler will need to start getting to basket. 3's may have to come from TO's . In CHRIST Alone

 

[hUTch2002]

That was a travel no?

The commentators said that step through is allowed but I don’t get it. That should be a walk. Anyone know the rule on that?

 

[ColinS]

It's going to be a battle today, ladies and gents...

It was never meant to be anything else.

 

[patrick]

They're not going to let Vescovi beat them unless the refs start calling the fouls.

They are beating on Vesco. They need to call that ish.

 

[YankeeVol]

I know but can you at least wait until halfway through the 1st half? Damn.

I post with no filter (or as close as Freak will allow). You gotta take the good with the bad

 

[casetopia]

We'll be alright. Just got to get our legs back under us.

 

[DNBVOL]

Another early out for Rick Barnes and Co lmao

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Barnes likes the tempo. I agree dont think Michigan will run with our guards late.

 

[vol94]

Colo State had wide open looks from 3. Whatever they were doing, we should be doing.

Michigan changed up their D. Their guards are quick fighting off screens and defending the arc. It’s gonna take ZZ and Chandler dribble penetrating to free up three ball attempts.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Please hit these!

 

[vavolfan6]

No way michigan is as efficient as they have been for the rest of the game..