The Official #7 Tennessee vs. #1 Kansas Game Thread, 2:30 PM ET, ESPN

[vol4eva]

Go win a half

 

[VolBalls33]

Vescovi is playing so well today!! I feel like Mashack needs to be playing more than ZZ right now. JJJ is definitely the glue guy but he has to be more assertive on the offensive end. 1 basket yesterday and 0 at the half. That isn't enough.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Vescovi single handledly carried the team to a tie at half. Hope the other guys step up in the second.

They'll harass Santi in the 2nd. Knecht will get going.

 

[Volfan2012]

They shot the ball better than we did in that half yet we are tied.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Gainey got fouled on that last shot

I think so too but also think you swallow the whistle in that situation unless it’s egregious.

 

[VolGee4]

There is a difference between competing with the top two teams in the country and beating them. If they beat Kansas today, they should stay in top 10, if they lose, they drop to 12/13. Scoring droughts are still an issue with this team, which tells me it isn't the players but the offensive system. Losing to a 2nd ranked team in a row shows they are a bit overrated at this time.

2nd ranked team? Nice way of stating it.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Also, why was Bilas knocking Barnes and his "high pitched voice". Just seemed a weird place to say that and felt like an underhanded jab.

But who knows, Bilas is just misunderstood according to some.

 

[Switch 625]

I don’t want to see another 2 of 14 shooting performance coming out of the half

 

[Volfan2012]

They shot 48 to our 35 percent, but we got seven more shots at goal and three less turnovers. We need a good shooting half.

 

[joevols89]

Really need to pull this one out with a trip to @UNC looming. Would hate to end up 4-3, basically eliminates you from a 1 seed consideration unless we nearly run the table in conference.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

2nd ranked team? Nice way of stating it.

Need to win this game for sure, cannot have another letdown in the 2nd half like yesterday.

 

[Cdywolfe]

This may have been addressed but… Do we know when the last time a team played the #1 and #2 teams in consecutive days?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Bill Self looks like he's just waiting to get back to the beach and have more mai tais

Him and his toupee.

 

[vol4eva]

Well, we can compete with any team in the country. Now go win

 

[Lukusw]

All those on here claiming we are overrated if we lose to #1 and #2 teams in the country while we are rated around #7 ... friends, losing both these games is literally what is expected for our rating.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We were up.

I went to ****, came back and we were down.

I should’ve stayed on the toilet.

 

[ButchPlz]

Just got the game on, how do we look?

 

[Switch 625]

This may have been addressed but… Do we know when the last time a team played the #1 and #2 teams in consecutive days?

1972 Loyola Chicago

 

[VolGee4]

Need to win this game for sure, cannot have another letdown in the 2nd half like yesterday.

Regardless of this outcome, we are an excellent team. Long way to go.

 

[Volfan2012]

Were not playing really that well. We can play a lot better on offense. Would like to see us do that in this second half.

 

[joevols89]

Just got the game on, how do we look?

We need to shoot better and eliminate bad turnovers. Vescovi been hot.

 

[pimo1]

Something has to be done about their center dude has 10 defensive rebounds. We gotta get on the offensive glass and attack him at the basket he is a 7 footer but only averages under a block per game. Get him in foul trouble because he is basically their whole offense. We seem to have the Mccullar guy under control.

 

[Volfan2012]

Guys you would like to see breakout are Ziegler and James today. Vescovi has finally had a game.

 

[Delmar]

Four really evenly matched teams in this tournament. All four will go a ways in March I believe.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Aidoo having a game too, 6 rebounds & 2 blocks!

Santi had a killer half. Kansas is shooting hot, hopefully they cool off.