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

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#7 Tennessee Volunteers: 10-2 (0-0 SEC)
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Ole Miss Rebels: 8-4 (0-0 SEC)
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GAME 13 | TENNESSEE at OLE MISS - Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 | 5:01 p.m. ET | Oxford, Miss. | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)

Line: UT -7.5
O/U: 132

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Ole Miss Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with Ole Miss, 76-45, dating to 1924.
• When the series is contested in Oxford, the Vols own a 27-26 advantage.
• This season's Dec. 28 start date to SEC play marks the Vols' earliest start of conference play since the 1989-90 season.
• Tennessee has won six of the last seven meetings, with the loss coming in UT's most recent trip to Oxford (Feb. 2, 2021).
• Tennessee erased a 12-point deficit and rallied to win last season's meeting in Knoxville. See "Last Meeting" note below.
• The Volunteers are 3-4 in SEC openers during the Barnes era.
• This is the third straight season that UT has opened SEC play on the road. The Vols won at Mizzou in 2020-21 and fell last season at Alabama.
• During the 2022 calendar year, Tennessee's ticketed men's sports—football (7-0), men's basketball (15-0) and baseball (38-5)—owned a combined home record of 60-5 (.923).
 
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SCOUTING REPORT

• Tennessee ranks among the top 10 nationally in seven different stat categories—and top five in five of those categories.
• Tennessee ranks second in the nation in offensive rebounding, pulling down 15.2 offensive boards per game.
• Julian Phillips ranks fourth among all DI major-conference freshmen in offensive rebounding, with 2.42 per game.
• Only one Division I freshman has attempted more free throws than Julian Phillips (70). Syracuse freshman Judah Mintz has shot 73.
• Olivier Nkamhoua has a team-high 14 assists over the last four games. He ranks third on the team with 33 total assists this year after totaling just 41 assists through his first three seasons.
• UT's bench is giving the Vols 24.6 points per game despite the squad being regularly shorthanded.
• During the Rick Barnes era (2015-present), Tennessee has now made 31 appearances in the top 10 of the AP Top 25.
 
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THE NATION'S BEST DEFENSE

• For the fifth straight week, the Volunteers own the best adjusted defensive efficiency in the country per KenPom, allowing only 80.8 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee owns the best 3-point defense in Division I (.201) and the second-best overall field-goal percentage defense (.329).
• In 12 games, Tennessee's opponents have only managed to make 54 3-pointers—4.5 per game. Three Vols have combined to make 69.
• Eight times this season, the Vols have held their opponents to 50 points or less. Tennessee has now done that 28 times during the Barnes era (2015-present).
• Only two opposing players have scored 20 or more points against the Vols this season.
• Tennessee has yet to trail at the break this season and is outscoring its opponents 35.7 ppg to 23.4 ppg (+12.3 ppg) in first-half action.
 
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TENNESSEE LED SEC IN TOTAL CONFERENCE WINS LAST FIVE YEARS

• Tennessee captured 69 total wins over SEC opponents (regular season and SEC Tournament) over the last five seasons—more than any other program in the conference.
• Kentucky ranked second during that span with 67 total SEC wins, while Auburn ranked third with 62.
• During that same time frame, the Vols also were the most successful league school in the SEC Tournament, recording a conference-best eight SEC Tournament wins
• Only Auburn (122) had more overall victories than Tennessee (119) in the last five seasons.
 
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ABOUT OLE MISS

• Ole Miss (8-4) has dropped four of its last six games after starting the season 6-0. The Rebels currently rank No. 92 in the NET rankings.
• The Rebels' non-conference slate was highlighted by wins over Florida Atlantic, Stanford and Temple and losses to Oklahoma, Memphis and UCF. In its most recent game, Ole Miss fell to North Alabama at home on Dec. 20, 66-65.
• Tennessee and Ole Miss have faced one common opponent this season. The Rebels defeated Alcorn State in their season opener on Nov. 7, 73-58. The Vols defeated the Braves on Dec. 4, 94-40.
• Rebels' head coach Kermit Davis is in his fifth season at the helm of Ole Miss' program, having posted a 72-65 record during his time in Oxford.
• Ole Miss' main source of offensive production is preseason second-team All-SEC selection and junior guard Matthew Murrell. Murrell is averaging 15.6 points and 2.5 assists per game and has scored 20 or more points four times this season. Murrell scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting during the Vols' and Rebels' lone meeting last season.
• Sophomore guard Daeshun Ruffin, Ole Miss' second-leading scorer and assist maker when healthy last season with 12.6 ppg and 3.4 apg averages, is working his way back from injury and has appeared in the Rebels' last five games.
• Ruffin tore his ACL last season on Feb. 1 and returned to action during the Rebels' season-opening exhibition game, but then suffered a bone bruise that caused him to miss Ole Miss' first seven games this season.
• Murrell, a 2020 signee, and Ruffin, a 2021 McDonald's All-American, are the two highest-ranked recruits in Ole Miss program history—both having been top-40 recruits at the time of signing.
 
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It'd be nice to start out with a road win. I do feel like we have struggled in Oxford the past long while, though.
 
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What year was the game where Kermit took his jacket off and threw it then their fans threw trash onto the court? Funny how the media didn’t care about that
 
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"Easy win". I'm assuming this is is a joke. I've been watching SEC basketball for years and there is almost no such thing as an easy win on the road against a big crowd. Bring your A game and hope for a fair whistle is what I'm thinking. Then maybe you can get up on a team that's been struggling.
 
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Nothing is ever “easy” on the road in the SEC. We’ve lost some road games we shouldn’t have under Barnes. Never take anything for granted. I expect another dog fight in the road tonight, just in not as hostile of an environment as Arizona was. I think we’ll jump out to an early lead, but Ole Miss will claw back early in the 2nd half to make us sweat it a bit down the stretch.

…..still, I expect to win. This is a game you should win. It’s just not going to be easy, IMO.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Nothing is ever “easy” on the road in the SEC. We’ve lost some road games we shouldn’t have under Barnes. Never take anything for granted. I expect another dog fight in the road tonight, just in not as hostile of an environment as Arizona was. I think we’ll jump out to an early lead, but Ole Miss will claw back early in the 2nd half to make us sweat it a bit down the stretch.

…..still, I expect to win. This is a game you should win. It’s just not going to be easy, IMO.
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True. The early start time could be an advantage though.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Nothing is ever “easy” on the road in the SEC. We’ve lost some road games we shouldn’t have under Barnes. Never take anything for granted. I expect another dog fight in the road tonight, just in not as hostile of an environment as Arizona was. I think we’ll jump out to an early lead, but Ole Miss will claw back early in the 2nd half to make us sweat it a bit down the stretch.

…..still, I expect to win. This is a game you should win. It’s just not going to be easy, IMO.
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Hence the “” around easy lol
 
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OM just lost to North Alabama at home. If this team is legit then there's no excuse to lose this game.
 
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