The Official #5 Tennessee vs. Texas A&M Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

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#5 Tennessee Volunteers: 20-6 (10-3 SEC)
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Texas A&M Aggies: 15-11 (6-7 SEC)
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GAME 27 | TENNESSEE vs. TEXAS A&M - Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 | 8 p.m. ET | Knoxville, Tenn. | FCC @ Thompson Boling Arena (21,678)


Line: UT -10.5
O/U: 145.5

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Texas A&M Game Notes


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THE MATCHUP

• Tennessee fell, 85-69, at Texas A&M on 2/10/24 despite Dalton Knecht scoring 22 points on a 6-of-11 3-point clip. The Aggies, who started 8-of-12 from deep through 12-plus minutes, got 27 points from Tyrece Radford and 25 from Wade Taylor IV.
• This is the eighth time in the last nine meetings UT is ranked. It went 5-2 in the prior six, including 5-1 with the Aggies unranked.
• The Volunteers' last victory over Texas A&M was a 65-50 decision on 3/13/22 in Tampa, Fla., in the SEC Tournament final, giving UT its fifth crown and first since 1979.
• After finishing 25-10 (15-3) in 2022-23 and making the NCAA Tournament, Texas A&M placed second in the SEC preseason poll.
• Junior guard Wade Taylor IV, the SEC Preseason Player of the Year, paces Texas A&M in both points (19.1) and assists (3.8) per game.
• Texas A&M (31-11) is one of three teams Rick Barnes has beat 30- plus times, along with Texas Tech (33-5) and Baylor (30-9). The Aggies are the only one he has beat at multiple schools (three).
 
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NEWS & NOTES

• Rick Barnes' next victory will be his 800th, making him the 15th DI coach (min. 10 years DI) to reach that mark. He would be the 26th NCAA coach, at any level, with 800, with just two others who are active: Kentucky's John Calipari and Biola's Dave Holmquist (DII). Only Calipari and Adolph Rupp hit 800 while in the SEC, while Cliff Ellis and Eddie Sutton did so after leaving the league.
• UT has 20-plus wins for the 30th time, including the fifth in the past seven seasons and third in a row. Rick Barnes' 24 20-win DI seasons tie him for No. 13 all-time with Jim Calhoun and Kelvin Sampson.
• Santiago Vescovi is two steals away from becoming the second Volunteer with 200, while Josiah- Jordan James is three blocks from being the 19th UT player with 100 and Zakai Zeigler is four assists from being the ninth Vol with 400.
• Tobe Awaka had a career-high 18 points and 10 boards at Missouri. He led UT in scoring for the first time, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 6-of-7 at the line to set career bests in both makes areas.
 
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WINNING WAYS

• Over the last seven seasons, dating back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Tennessee paces all SEC programs in total victories (164), winning percentage (.722) and postseason wins (15). In that span, the Vols have claimed a pair of SEC titles, winning the regular season in 2018 and the tournament in 2022.
• In that same seven-year stretch, the Vols are one of only two SEC schools with an overall winning percentage of at least .700, alongside Auburn (.721). The only other team above even .650 in that time is Kentucky (.696).
• In SEC play over the same seven-year period, Tennessee (82-38; .683) is tied with Kentucky (82- 38; .683) for the league league in both victories and winning percentage. Only Auburn (77-44; .636) and Alabama (76-45; .628) even 70-plus wins.
• Over just the last three seasons (2021-24), UT owns a 72-25 (.742) overall record. That is good for the most victories and the best winning percentage of any SEC team in that span. Auburn (69-25; .734) ranks second in both categories.
 
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A&M plays a physical style that has given us trouble all season. We need to establish tempo and get them in our type of game early. Get the crowd in it and get an early lead.
 
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Volfan1000 said:
James needs to keep Anderson off the glass and score at least 12 points himself for a potential victory.
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Or maybe Awaka will need to keep Anderson off the glass? Aidoo and Awaka playing together worked pretty well when Mizzou was trying to rough things up. Also, would like to see more Mashack guarding on the wing
 
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Great opportunity for the Vols down the stretch. These next 5 games are big for the program. Opportunity for a regular season championship and a possible 1 seed in the big tournament. It all starts tonight in TBA. Hope our players are ready to go and we owe them big time for the beat down they put on us in College Station. Don’t think they will shoot as well from the three ball land as they did in first matchup. I still say we go 4-1 in these games and end up 14-4 in the conference. I think that us and Bama will have the same record. I guess we need Kentucky to get them today which would give them their 3rd loss. Exciting times for Tennessee Basketball for sure! Go Vols!
 
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Orangeslide said:
Great opportunity for the Vols down the stretch. These next 5 games are big for the program. Opportunity for a regular season championship and a possible 1 seed in the big tournament. It all starts tonight in TBA. Hope our players are ready to go and we owe them big time for the beat down they put on us in College Station. Don’t think they will shoot as well from the three ball land as they did in first matchup. I still say we go 4-1 in these games and end up 14-4 in the conference. I think that us and Bama will have the same record. I guess we need Kentucky to get them today which would give them their 3rd loss. Exciting times for Tennessee Basketball for sure! Go Vols!
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Bama has to play at UK, at Ole Miss, and at UF. We need them to lose 2.
 
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