The Official #5 Tennessee vs. #22 Ole Miss Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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#5 Tennessee Volunteers: 10-3 (0-0 SEC)
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#22 Ole Miss Rebels: 13-0 (0-0 SEC)
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GAME 14 | TENNESSEE vs. OLE MISS - Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Knoxville, Tenn. | Food City Center (21,678)


Line: UT -12.5
O/U: 141.5

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Ole Miss Game Notes

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THE MATCHUP

• Tennessee is 8-1 in its last nine games against Ole Miss, dating back to 2/3/18. The Volunteers went 1-6 in the prior seven matchups before that, from 3/9/12 to 1/17/17.
• UT is 16-2 in its last 18 home games versus Ole Miss, a stretch that extends back to 2/19/92 when the Vols started an 11-game home winning streak in the series.
• The Rebels, one of three undefeated teams left in the country, have tied the best start and longest winning streak in program history. The other such occurrence came in 2007-08 when, in its 14th game, #16/15 Ole Miss opened SEC play with an 85- 83 road loss at #8/9 Tennessee (1/9/08).
• Ole Miss, picked No. 10 in the SEC preseason poll, has already eclipsed its win total from last year (12-21) and matched its mark from the prior campaign (13-19).
• Senior guard Matthew Murrell, at 17.0 ppg, leads a trio of Rebels averaging over 14.5 ppg, with all three also tallying at least 2.9 apg.
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• Rick Barnes and Chris Beard are both former head coaches at Texas. Barnes went 402-180 (.691) across 17 seasons, while Beard posted a 29-13 (.690) ledger over two campaigns.
• Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey and Ole Miss assistant coach Al Pinkins were teammates at NC State in 1996-97, aiding first-year head coach Herb Sendek to a 17-15 record.
• Santiago Vescovi is the fourth SEC player in the last 20 years to record at least 1,400 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists, joining Georgia's Sundiata Gaines (2004- 08), Mississippi State's Jamont Gordon (2005-08) and Georgia's Charles Mann (2012-16). The only other Vol ever to hit those marks is Allan Houston (1989-93).
• Zakai Zeigler has posted four- plus made 3-pointers in two of the last three games after doing so twice in his first 75 outings. In that same span, Tobe Awaka has twice grabbed 10-plus rebounds after doing so twice in his first 43 games and also posted his first collegiate double-double.
• The Vols are 15-6 at home against AP top-25 teams under Rick Barnes, including 12-3 while also ranked. UT has won 10 such games in a row, going back to 1/30/21.
• Tennessee finished off a fourth consecutive undefeated non- conference home slate. It has now won 28 such games in a row, dating back to the 2020-21 season opener (11/8/20). The Vols have wins over schools such as Arizona, Cincinnati, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas during that stretch.
• In non-conference action, Dalton Knecht averaged 18.6 ppg in seven games against Power Six teams, posting 16-plus six times and 20-plus thrice, while shooting 14-of-33 (42.4%) from deep. In the other six outings, he averaged 12.2 ppg with 16-plus points twice and a high of 18, while going 7-of-25 (28.0%) from long range.
• In the win over Norfolk State (1/2/24), Tennessee became the first team to hold a DI foe without multiple assists while recording at least 21 (for a plus-20 margin) since Gonzaga on 2/9/19 against Saint Mary's.
 
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RACKING UP RANKED VICTORIES

• Over the past four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee leads all SEC teams in AP top-25 wins with 16, a figure that is co-eighth nationally. It is also tied for with Arkansas for first among SEC schools in AP top- 10 victories with seven, placing co-fifth nationally. UT's five AP top-five wins in that span pace the SEC and are tied for the most of any team in America.
• The seven AP top-10 triumphs during that time are: #1 Alabama (2/15/23), #3 Kansas (11/25/22), #3 Auburn (2/26/22), #4 Kentucky (2/15/22), #5 Kentucky (3/12/22), #6 Arizona (12/22/21) and #10 Texas (1/28/23).
• Over the last four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee has played a league-high 30 games against AP Top 25 opponents, going 16-14 (.533). The Vols are the only SEC team, regardless of number of games, with a winning record against ranked foes during that span, while Alabama is second at 13-15 (.464).
• Tennessee (30), Alabama (28) and Arkansas (28) are the only SEC teams to play over 25 ranked opponents since the start of the 2020-21 campaign.
 
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WINNING WAYS

• Over the last seven seasons, dating back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Tennessee leads all SEC teams in total victories (154; T-1st) and postseason wins (15), while placing a close second in winning percentage (.720).
• In that span, the Vols have claimed a pair of SEC championships, winning the regular season in 2018 and the tournament in 2022. In that same seven-year stretch, the Vols are one of only three SEC schools with an overall winning percentage over .700, alongside Auburn (.723) and Kentucky (.705). No other SEC team is at even .670.
• In regular season SEC play over the same seven-year period, Tennessee (74-33) owns a league-best .706 winning percentage and joins Kentucky (72-35) as the only programs to log at least 70 league victories
• Over the last three seasons only (2021-24), UT owns a 62-22 (.738) overall record. That is good for the most victories and the best winning percentage of any SEC team in that span.
 
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Don't know what to expect in this one. Thought we should be over our flu issue and Dillione hasn't seen minutes so I thought we'd be healthy. Now Aidoo has a boo boo. Kinda think we're going to have a couple of scoring drought as usual. Gonna think we take the defense up a notch or two and we see a low scoring, tight ballgame. Vols 65 Ole Miss 61.
 
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I definitely like our defense in this one.

Offensively... worse case, we have to win it at the line--which we will. But I'll be surprised if someone doesn't have a hot half, and someone else the other half.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Don't know what to expect in this one. Thought we should be over our flu issue and Dillione hasn't seen minutes so I thought we'd be healthy. Now Aidoo has a boo boo. Kinda think we're going to have a couple of scoring drought as usual. Gonna think we take the defense up a notch or two and we see a low scoring, tight ballgame. Vols 65 Ole Miss 61.
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Yeah, watched a lot of games last couple weeks and seems like about all teams go through a 2 minute scoring drought some time in the game. Some getting to the line and scoring in that time but I think these drought are more normal than everyone thinks because you notice it more when its your team. One drought may be manageable but as you say we cant handle a couple or more droughts and still win. I expect the sellout crowd to be amped up and a Vol win by 10+. GBO
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I’m floored that we’re a 12.5 point favorite. I know Ole Miss hasn’t played a great schedule, but feel like you don’t see a line that high against a ranked opponent very often. Hope Vegas knows what they are talking about. But I expect a close game.
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It’s like they’re enticing money onto Ole Miss with that line. Vegas tends to know their business?
 
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Oddly enough, this isn't even a quad one game for Tennessee, so would be considered a bad loss in terms of competing for a potential one seed in the NCAA's later this season.
 
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This Vol team is starting to gel… I look for a competitive game, but a solid win- GBO!!!
 
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