All videos were captured by RTI staff writer Ben McKee
Tennessee handled business against Mississippi State on Friday night in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, and there was plenty to talk about after the victory.
The No. 3 seeded Vols (28-4, 15-3 SEC) beat the No. 6 seeded Bulldogs (23-10, 10-8 SEC) by a score of 83-76 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. Admiral Schofield led the Vols with 20 points and seven rebounds, and both Jordan Bone and Kyle Alexander almost finished with double-doubles. Bone totaled 14 points and nine assists while Alexander had 16 points and nine rebounds.
After the game, Bone was asked about his performance and what a fan of his says when he’s “in the zone” in games:
When #Vols point guard Jordan Bone is playing well, @SwainEvent listener Turkey Man (@Steve41987536) likes to say he’s entered the Bone Zone.
Jordan Bone: “I dig that a lot.” pic.twitter.com/IYP4MCPb6j
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
Admiral Schofield was the leading scorer for the Vols, and he had the biggest highlight of the game and possibly the year for Tennessee. Schofield slammed home a monstrous dunk over Mississippi State’s Robert Woodard, and he watched the replay of his own dunk after the game:
Here’s a look at Admiral Schofield watching a replay of his epic dunk for the first time: “That’s nasty right there.” pic.twitter.com/tZY7rC0UGv
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
Jordan Bowden and Derrick Walker were both highly impressed by Admiral’s dunk, too:
Jordan Bowden on Admiral Schofield’s dunk: “I thought I seen LeBron.”
Derrick Walker in the background: “On. His. Head. Oh my gosh.”
Bowden added he’ll give Admiral the edge when asked if his dunk was better. pic.twitter.com/wJSgE2M3FH
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
Schofield also talked about Kyle Alexander picking up a technical in the second half against the Bulldogs, the first of his career at Tennessee:
Kyle Alexander told me the technical he picked up tonight was the first of his life.
Admiral Schofield is taking credit for it. pic.twitter.com/nz9Yk7NJlu
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
Lamonte Turner only attempted one three-pointer against Mississippi State and finished with just five points. But the redshirt junior guard dished out eight assists in the game, one shy of his career-high he set last year in UT’s victory over Wright State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Turner said his focus on Friday night was on defense and helping his team find a way to win:
#Vols junior point guard Lamonte Turner says tonight he just wanted to focus on the defensive end of the floor and run the team.
In terms of Admiral’s dunk or Jordan Bowden’s dunk at Vanderbilt, he’s giving the edge to Admiral. pic.twitter.com/kugY6bra5U
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
Grant Williams finished Friday’s game with 16 points and just four rebounds in 26 minutes of play. He got in foul trouble and ended up fouling out late in the second half. He was asked about the Vols’ upcoming game against Kentucky and the return of Wildcats’ big man Reid Travis:
There’s been a whole lot of, well, Reid Travis didn’t play against Tennessee in Knoxville.
Grant Williams isn’t worried about it. Only focused on competing tomorrow against Kentucky. pic.twitter.com/SiIIX8lgUx
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 16, 2019
