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No. 5 Tennessee trails to in-state rival Vanderbilt at the break
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers took their 5-1 SEC record to the state’s capitol in Nashville to face Vanderbilt. The Commodores have yet to win a conference game heading into this meeting.
This is the 11th time in the last 13 matchups, dating back to 1/9/18, that the Volunteers are ranked and the Commodores are not, a figure that ironically hasn’t played in the Big Orange’s favor. Tennessee is 1-5 against Vandy when they’re ranked inside the Top 10. In fact, ranked teams are 18-27 when they go on the road against unranked opponents this season.
Tennessee’s return to Memorial Gymnasium is the first since their 11-game series win streak was snapped a season ago. The Commodores won on a buzzer-beater 66-65 on 2/8/23.
It’s trend that was playing true in the first half, as Vanderbilt went into the break with a 35-30 lead.
The first period was a game of runs and scoring droughts. The opening 10 minutes was a back-and-forth match capped by a 2:53 scoring run by Tennessee to give them a 23-17 lead, their largest at the time.
Then in the final 10 minutes of the period, it was Vanderbilt who mounted an 11-1 run, and Tennessee went scoreless for 3:27. It was a stretch where Vanderbilt took back the lead, 28-24, their largest lead at the time.
Vanderbilt went into the break leading 35-30.
Despite trailing at the half, Tennessee is in front in several categories. The Vols have 10 second chance points compared to Vanderbilt’s 2. When it comes to the battle of the boards, Tennessee has the 22-14 edge. UT also converted at a higher percentage from the field, 45% to Vandy’s 38%.
This is a developing story.
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The Tennessee Volunteers have already secured their trip to the Sweet 16 with their win over UCLA on Saturday night. We take a look at who they might play next round.
The Tennessee Vols are headed to the Sweet 16 after their nine-point win over the UCLA Bruins in the round of 32. The Vols are set to make their third straight Sweet 16 and with experienced guard play from Zakai Zeigler and elite scoring prowess from Chaz Lanier, on top of an elite team defensive effort, the Vols are looking strong entering the next round.
Now, who will they play? Well, let’s take a look at it.
The No. 3 seeded Kentucky Wildcats are set to take on the No. 6 seeded Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday evening. According to FanDuel, Illinois is actually a 1.5 point favorite in the contest despite being the lower-seeded team. Either way, it’s projected to be a tightly contest basketball game, per the FanDuel odds.
The Vols have played both Illinois and Kentucky this season. They beat Illinois 66-64 back in December. And they were (0-2) against the Wildcats in conference play this season.
The Vols currently have the fifth-best odds to win the NCAA Championship per FanDuel. The current favorites are Duke, Florida, Auburn, Houston, and then Tennessee. The good news for Tennessee, the will avoid everyone but Houston until the Elite 11.
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Chaz Lanier is on the verge of history ahead of Tennessee vs UCLA in March Madness
Another Tennessee star is chasing history on Saturday night against the UCLA Bruins. Chaz Lanier is playing in front of Chris Lofton in hopes of breaking the single-season record of threes made in a Vols uniform. Lanier is in his first year with the Vols after transferring in this off-season.
Lofton has made enough history in Knoxville as he has his number retired and Tennessee will never have a No. 5 again.
Lanier is only 3 three-pointers away from breaking the record. Lanier is likely to break the record tonight, but if he doesn’t and the Vols fall short so will his hopes of breaking the record as he is out of eligibility.
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The Tennessee Volunteers tied up the series on Friday as they won game two by a final score of 10-7 vs Alabama. The Vols are now looking to steal the series on Saturday after losing game one.
Tennessee jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first and two more in the second to chase Crimson Tide starter Riley Quick, who had allowed just three runs total this season entering the night, after just two innings. Tennessee never trailed in the game but was never able to build a real comfortable lead either, as the Tide continued to battle throughout the night.
Two-out hitting was pivotal for the Volunteers on Friday, as they scored seven of their 10 runs – including all seven after the first inning.
Tennessee has not yet announced who their starting pitcher will be for the rubber match. Alabama on the other hand is expected to pitch Bobby Alcock. He has started five games this season, has a 3-0 record and an ERA of 3.60.
• GameDay: Saturday, March 22nd
• Game Time: 2:00 PM EST
• Stadium: Sewell-Thomas Stadium
• Where: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Watch: SEC Network +
After this game, Tennessee wil have Sunday off and then will play Queens in a midweek matchup.
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