The Official #9 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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SEC Tournament - Quarterfinal

#13 Tennessee Volunteers: 23-7 (14-4 SEC)

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Mississippi State Bulldogs: 18-14 (8-10 SEC)

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GAME 31 | TENNESSEE vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE - Friday, March 11, 2022 | 6:02 p.m. ET | Amalie Arena (20,500)


Line: UT -7.5
O/U: 130.5

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Miss St. Game Notes

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BRACKET BREAKDOWN

• Mississippi State was Tennessee's first opponent at both the 2018 and 2019 SEC Tournaments. The Vols won each of those meetings.
• The Vols won their only meeting with Mississippi State this season, 72-63, in Starkville on Feb. 9.
• Should Tennessee advance to Saturday's semifinals, it would face either Kentucky, Alabama or Vanderbilt.
• The Volunteers are 7-2 against the teams on their side of the bracket.
• UT has won nine of its last 10 games and enters the SEC Tournament riding a four-game win streak.
 
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LAYUP LINES – TEAM

• Tennessee stands at No. 8 in the NCAA's latest NET ratings. Each of UT's seven losses are Quad 1.
• The Vols have faced 11 AP Top 25 opponents so far this season and own wins over the teams ranked Nos. 2, 4 and 5 in this week's poll.
• Tennessee's 2021-22 slate is rated eighth nationally in the NCAA's "toughest schedule" metric.
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank third in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 87.1 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee's scoring defense of 66.4 ppg in SEC play was the best in the league. The Vols have held seven of their last nine SEC opponents to fewer than 65 points.
• Tennessee also led the SEC in assists per game during conference play (14.9 apg).
• Tennessee finished fifth nationally in average home attendance (18,202) and was a perfect 16-0 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
 
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LAYUP LINES – PLAYERS

• All-SEC first-teamer Santiago Vescovi was the league's top 3-point shooter during SEC play, hitting at a .445 clip.
• Second-team All-SEC performer Kennedy Chandler's 2.21 steals per game rank 17th in Division I and second nationally among true freshmen.
• During SEC play, SEC All-Freshman teamers Chandler (2.24 spg) and Zakai Zeigler (2.22 spg) ranked second and third, respectively, in steals per game.
• Over Tennessee's last three games, junior Josiah-Jordan James leads the Vols in scoring (15.0 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and steals (2.3 spg) while shooting 50 percent from 3-point range (7 of 14).
• True freshman forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has a team-high 15 offensive rebounds over Tennessee's last four games.
 
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SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Tennessee is 70-56 (.556) in 60 all-time SEC Tournament appearances.
• The Vols own the third-best SEC Tournament winning percentage among league schools, trailing only Kentucky (.832) and Alabama (.569).
• Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 35-41 (.461).
• Tennessee has won the SEC Tournament four times, tying Florida for third-most among league schools. The Vols won the event in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1979.
• UT has reached the title game 12 times (third-most among league schools), most recently back-to-back in 2018 (St. Louis) and 2019 (Nashville).
• Tennessee has been the No. 2 seed four times previously (1979, 1982, 2012 and 2018).
• This is the second time Tampa has hosted the SEC Tournament (same venue as this year). As the East No. 1 seed in Tampa in 2009, Tennessee defeated Alabama and Auburn to advance to the championship game, where it fell to Mississippi State, 64-61.
• Tennessee's SEC Tournament record in Tampa is 2-1, and the Vols own a 2-2 SEC Tournament record in the state of Florida (0-1 in Orlando in 1990).
• This week marks UT's first trip to the Sunshine State this season.
 
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BARNES IN LEAGUE TOURNEYS

• Rick Barnes is 38-32 (.543) in conference tournament games as a head coach. That includes a 7-5 record with Tennessee.
• He led Providence to the Big East Tournament championship in 1994.
• Barnes guided Tennessee to back-to-back SEC Tournament championship games in 2018 and 2019.
 
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Should win this one. Pull hard for Vandy tonite. We don't have a win over a KP top 25 away from TBA this season. One at a time i guess
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Whoops. NC just pulled up there to 25 so we do finally have one.
 
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Seems like in past years when ky had a roster of mostly 1&done types that they would be hitting their stride this time of the season. This year they switched their model to add several top portal guys to a couple 1&doners and it seems like they have been playing pretty steady most of the season. They are certainly a talented team deserving of their high rankings, but I don’t think we will see them playing any better than they have been. Win tonight and the spread tomorrow will be interesting to see.
 
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Hope the week of resting helped everyone start feeling better because the next few days are gonna be tough!

Go Vols! Time to get serious about things!
 
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Let's get it!!! State won comfortably, but it was a damn physical game hopefully we're focused on playing our best ball now that every game is an elimination one.
 
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Have the officials been announced? Please no Washington. He seems to contaminate the umpires assigned with him.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Certainly I have a bad, bad case of BVS. When it comes to the SECT, I have no expectations and always cup up no matter how talented we are. This year is no exception. This is precisely the type of game that I dread.
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I don’t know why under Barnes- he’s won at least one game every year in the SECT 4 out of 5 years.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Have the officials been announced? Please no Washington. He seems to contaminate the umpires assigned with him.
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My impression of the the the SEC tourney games I’ve watched is the officials are allowing players pretty physical play. Would that help or hurt with Miss st?
 
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Everybody get their Admiral vibes going today. I have the Orange J's on today....lets gooooooo!!!!!!

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I'm reluctant to take the Vols at -7.5 since this is tournament play. A better bet today is TAMU +9.5 vs AU. TAMU is rising while AU is struggling. I think TAMU winning or losing within a 9.5 pt window is very doable.
 
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