The Official #5 Tennessee @ Mississippi State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[Dougie_D]

We had a chance to move up possibly 3-4. With this loss we will move down to #17
Miss St isn’t that great.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

@joevols89 You agreeing with barely any touching being a foul is dumb

 

[hUTch2002]

It was a really bad decision, especially considering it was after a timeout.

To be fair it seemed any time Tennessee had a chance to take the lead someone took terrible shot or dumb turnover.

They did. We easily should’ve won. That’s what’s frustrating but it’s 1 loss in the road. Grand scheme no biggie.

 

[TheBigOne10]

We had a chance to move up possibly 3-4. With this loss we will move down to #17
Miss St isn’t that great.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA no

 

[ALStateLineVol]

tied or within a bucket several times at the end but couldn't take the lead. Both teams only had 2 players that were going to take the shot. We couldn't stop theirs and they stopped ours. That was the difference. Beat Georgia and then we head back home.

 

[GAVol]

It’s literally not. Shot clock was at 20

You’re right. I was watching the game clock. They must have reset a second before I thought.

 

[CornbreadVol]

I know this loss is frustrating but do our fans expect us to win every game and go undefeated? Jesus…

 

[TN1111]

Game was kind of lost when only ZZ decided to play the first half.

 

[joevols89]

@joevols89 You agreeing with barely any touching being a foul is dumb

Lol. That was the most physical game we’ve played in but apparently both teams were “barely touching” each other and getting called for fouls.

 

[CornbreadVol]

wtf?

 

[GoVols9800]

It’s the rule. It was blown before he had possession

Well, the rule says ten seconds. He blew the whistle at nine.

 

[KTrain]

As physical as a game that was, there's no reason they out shot us by like 10 or more at the line. Ridiculous. Win or lose, Barnes should have taken a T.

Yep, both teams were physical but if you say anything about the free throw differential you’ll be called out by the holier than crowd that sucks up to refs.

 

[BreatheUT]

I agree. ZZ was phenomenal until the last minute. We kept composure and recovered from 15 down. With Aidoo out we couldn’t cover Smith or score down low. It’s hard to win on the road. I expect more offense from Santi and JJJ, but everyone has off nights. Seeing Knecht bounce back and drive well in traffic is a great piece of news. Obviously a bit of a lazy game from the refs, but satisfying to see us play a composed second half.

We just cannot rely on guys that miss wide open shots and layups.

 

[joevols89]

Well, the rule says ten seconds. He blew the whistle at nine.

Shot clock was at 20?

 

[Vols All Day]

We fouled every time Tolu got the ball. We have no one to match him. Same thing we did vs the other elite bigs.

Mashack and Awaka both should have fouled out.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Tell me what this team has that makes you think they will. No depth at the 5. Santi and JJJ play to much. But hey let's continue to recruit top 100 players and let them ride the bench for guys who've had 5 years to show they haven't improved the last 4.

I thought MSU would be our toughest game in January. I still believe that. Sorry it’s not all roses. It’s a tough conference and much tougher away. We’re a good team that will continue to do well.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

Well, the rule says ten seconds. He blew the whistle at nine.

No he didn’t

 

[chuckiepoo]

Woah. A reasonable assessment. Won’t go over well on here.

Game thread? I’d agree. Once the GT drivebys disperse and sanity returns to the forum, I’d say that gets rep as a responsible comment.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

Lol. That was the most physical game we’ve played in but apparently both teams were “barely touching” each other and getting called for fouls.

I was referring to smith getting all the whistles. Don’t try to turn this around

 

[markus]

Used to get upset at losses. But in basketball nothing matters til tournament time

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

I’m just so frustrated. We’ve now absolutely wasted two elite Dalton Knecht performances. Just flashbacks to last year where at the U4 timeout in road games we couldn’t even close if it was close.

Very frustrating. A horrible 22 minutes of basketball game gave MSU the game. Extremely frustrating and inexplicable for us to now have two huge road games where nobody (minus ZZ) shows up for the first half.

 

[Namorto1]

Well, not a bad loss on the road. I'm not even upset. Kenpom had MSU at # 30 before this game. Proud of the fight in the 2nd half and we didn't wither after getting smacked around in the 1st half. I still like this team alot and we can learn from this effort. Goal is to get everyone contributing consistently. Full court press and up tempo got us back into the game when MSU bullied us in the halfcourt.

ZZ was incredible all game (26 pts and 7 assists) but took some questionable deep shots early late in the game. Knecht showed us what he is capable of again and really is the key player for a deep run later in the year. When he gets on a run, it is a thing of beauty. Needed 2 of those FTs that he missed late however, but otherwise everyone who was giving him grief on this thread in the 1st half.....he made look stupid. 28 pts/6 rebounds/3 steals/1 assist and only 1 TO.

Officials didn't help but too be expected on the road. It is what it is. Next up is Georgia in Athens.

 

[LibertyVol]

Woah. A reasonable assessment. Won’t go over well on here.

Woah. A reasonable assessment. Won’t go over well on here.

It was a reasonable assessment. No SEC title for these guys. They just don’t have it in the clutch. I will take another sweet 16. And will not complain about that.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

I was referring to MSU. Dunking at the end there when the game was over to force the inbound was as low class as it gets.

I don’t mind it at all. If we had a problem with it, we should have stopped it from happening

 

[D3Athlete]

No reason to panic tho. Thats a top 30 Kenpom and took all of that to beat us on their home court. Especially when JJJ and Santi struggled. Aidoo fouling out. It does suck and hurt tho. Come back like and come short again. Tennessee is fine.