Three Quick Takeaways: Auburn Outlasts Tennessee Basketball
AUBURN, Ala. — Tennessee basketball was neck-and-neck with Auburn for the first 36 minutes of the game. In fact, the Vols led by three-points with six minutes to go before an 8-0 Auburn run sparked the Tigers to a 79-70 victory at Neville Arena. The regular season ending loss means Tennessee will finish the season 11-7 […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Turns With Zakai Zeigler Out
Tennessee basketball was handed another bit of poor injury news Wednesday when the program announced Zakai Zeigler will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left ACL. Zeigler went down just 2:54 into Tennessee’s win over Arkansas, holding his left knee before not returning to the game. “I went in at halftime after […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Faces Adversity, Suffocates Arkansas
KNOXVILLE, Tn — In a season full of poor injury look, the health bug bit Tennessee again in the opening minutes of its Senior Day matchup against Arkansas. No matter. Without its energy leader, Tennessee created its own energy and suffocated Arkansas 75-57 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here’s three quick takeaways on an impressive effort. Zakai Zeigler […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said As Tennessee Drops A Tight One At Texas A&M
Tennessee dropped its fifth game in seven tries in February as the undermanned Vols lost 68-63 at Texas A&M Tuesday night. The Vols jumped out to a 9-0 lead out the gates but Texas A&M tied the game up at halftime and took control early in the second half. It looked like the Aggies might […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Santiago Vescovi, Tobe Awaka React to Texas A&M Loss
With a 68-63 loss to No. 25 Texas A&M on Tuesday night in College Station, TX, the No. 11 Volunteers are continuing to slide as the regular season nears a close. Tennessee’s loss on Tuesday night makes for their fifth loss in the last seven games. Tennessee started the game out hot and jumped out […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Nate Oats, Tennessee Players React to Vols Win Over No. 1 Alabama
After a tough week that included back-to-back buzzer-beating losses to Vanderbilt and Missouri, the Tennessee Volunteers bounced back in the biggest way possible on Wednesday night. No. 10 Tennessee defeated No. 1 Alabama by a score of 68-59 in front of a roaring home crowd in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Vols defeated Alabama behind strong defense […]
Barnes, Tennessee Players Go To Bat For Santiago Vescovi After Missed Free Throw
Santiago Vescovi hit two free throws with seven seconds to play, giving Tennessee a three-point lead. The senior looked like he put his late game mistakes against Vanderbilt away to redeem himself. Only there was one more trip to the foul line coming. Tennessee intentionally fouled and after Missouri went one-of-two at the line, Vescovi […]
Tennessee Basketball Lets One Get Away In Closing Seconds At Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tn — Olivier Nkamhoua paced back-and-forth in the bowels of Memorial Gymnasium. Nkamhoua should have been one of the Vols’ heroes, hitting a go-ahead jumper with 50 seconds to play. After the Vols got another stop, it looked like Tennessee would pull it out again to extend its win streak over rival Vanderbilt to […]
Three Ways Tennessee’s Offense Can Get Back on Track
How can Tennessee Basketball’s offense get back on track? Rocky Top Insider breaks down three ways the Vols can do so in the latest High & Tight. After an ugly loss and ugly win last week against Florida and Auburn, respectively, the Vols turn their attention to Wednesday night’s road matchup against Vanderbilt. “It is […]
How Tobe Awaka is Like a ‘Football Player’ on the Court
Tennessee’s win over Auburn on Saturday wasn’t pretty. The Vols were sluggish yet again offensively, and despite limiting Auburn to a sub-25 percent shooting percentage, the (then) second-ranked Vols were only able to win by three. Despite offensive struggles, though, Tennessee’s defense came to play. In Tennessee’s dominant defensive performance against Auburn, a few unsung […]
