The Halftime Report: Tennessee vs. Georgia

A number of weeks in the past, the Tennessee Volunteers had been boat racing any workforce that got here of their path. Whereas they are not blowing out groups, they’re nonetheless outmatching them on either side of the ground.

Georgia is not a juggernaut, however the purple and black are out to their finest begin in years at 13-6. They’ve spectacular wins and are remaining aggressive this night, however Tennessee is controlling the sport.

The Volunteers are among the finest situational basketball groups in school basketball. They go on runs towards the tip of halves to blow video games open, which is what they did in opposition to Georgia.

The Bulldogs saved issues comparatively aggressive, however a 9-0 Tennessee run furthered issues. The scoring has been evenly distributed; 4 Volunteers have 5+ factors, and guard Zakai Zeigler is the main scorer with eight.

Neither aspect has been overly spectacular offensively within the first half. Nevertheless, the distinction was that Tennessee received to its spots and received the seems to be it wished, whereas Georgia was repeatedly smothered. Head coach Rick Barnes has the Volunteers taking part in onerous defensively every evening, protecting ball screens effectively and taking part in sturdy assist protection.

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