The Official #4 Tennessee @ Ole Miss Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[molsen81]

Barnes wants a halftime nap

 

[Aerie Vol]

Barnes is reading VN. Just told the ref about us all posting about the pushes in the back.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Refs going to have to quit letting the crowd call the game.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Rick Barnes just told the refs they are pushing us in the back on screens

 

[sportsnut624]

I know we don’t always play a great brand of basketball but watching Chris beard teams routinely would drive me to alcoholism. This game is brutal to watch right now with how physical it is

 

[chuckb1448]

Dia fouled about 4 times before the one they called.

Yup, he gets about 8-9 fouls a Dia

Lol

 

[ttocswob]

Great D to close, 5 point lead GBO!!!~

 

[GBO18]

Good half. Win the 2nd half by another 5pts please.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Good finish to half on defense. Vols up 5

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

All things considered I'll take a 5 point lead at half!

 

[MoCo_Vol]

One more half like that and get the W

 

[TheBigOne10]

Alright up 5 at half after a suspect defensive performance and piss poor officiating. Let’s adjust and run away with it in the 2nd.

 

[chuckb1448]

Ok il take it.... Rest n come out and Punk Em Tennessee

 

[hUTch2002]

Good close. Let’s come out strong and get some separation.

 

[Namorto1]

Pretty solid half. DIA kept them in it with some tough shots. We are in good shape.

 

[Freak]

Z with eight assists in the half was big. Nice job finding the open man.

 

[Putbacks]

They just called a foul on Okpara at the water fountain!

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[molsen81]

This California kid was stationed at Keesler AFB. I don’t trust Mississippi bbq.

 

[VolDave53]

Alright up 5 at half after a suspect defensive performance and piss poor officiating. Let’s adjust and run away with it in the 2nd.

One follows the other. Too many ticky-tack fouls called and the D has to soften a bit. We don't have the players on the bench if 3 foul out.

 

[JRVOL11]

Dia kept them in it, either way solid half. Can definitely close this out

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I know we don’t always play a great brand of basketball but watching Chris beard teams routinely would drive me to alcoholism. This game is brutal to watch right now with how physical it is

I mentioned it earlier, refs better start taking control before one of our guys gets injured.
Good to see Barnes giving the refs the business after the half ended

 

[OrangeInKy]

No. But watching them on the same court, it is clear we are the far superior team. Bigger Size. Faster Athletes. Better talent. We are head and shoulders above the Ole Miss team. It feels like they are hitting some lucky contested shots and getting bailed out. While we have good ball movement and getting clear open shots by our guards.

Yeah, but I expected it to be a battle, at least until the last 10 minutes . Need to keep feeding Chaz and Gainey and shoot Ole Miss out of it

 

[OrangeInKy]

It's good to know he is capable if we need him. Not sure Rick wanted to play him this much tonight but the minutes/experience definitely won't hurt us in getting him in some type of roll come tournament time

Right. I think that’s kind of all I ask of him is to not hurt us. I think he played decent D and came up with a couple boards that were big.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Barnes is reading VN. Just told the ref about us all posting about the pushes in the back.

He doesn’t read VN , those student managers do it for him and print out the highlights and give to him.