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TENNESSEE (8-5, 0-1 SEC) at ALABAMA (8-6, 0-1 SEC)
JAN. 12 » COLEMAN COLISEUM » TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
GAME 14
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
8-5, 0-1 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 27-20 (2nd yr) 88-61 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
ALABAMA
Record 8-6, 0-1 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Anthony Grant Record at School 71-45 (4th yr) Career Record 147-70 (7th yr) Website RollTide.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Alabama leads, 74-65 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-21 In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 42-17 Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 11-4 Current Streak: Alabama has won two straight Last Meeting: Alabama won 62-50 in Tuscaloosa (2/18/12) Martin vs. Grant: Grant leads, 1-0
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Snap a two-game overall losing streak for Tennessee Snap a two-game losing streak for Tennessee in true road games Be Tennessee’s first true road win of the season Snap Alabama’s two-game win streak in the series Be the 75th win of Tennessee seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee’s careers
¢ This is Tennessee’s third true road game of the season and its first game away from Knoxville since Dec. 5. ¢ Tennessee has just three wins in its last 10 visits to Tuscaloosa (1998, 2008, 2010). ¢ Alabama is one of only three SEC schools (along with Kentucky and Missouri) to lead its all-time series against the Volunteers. ¢ Tennessee (9) and Alabama (7) have combined to win 16 regular-season SEC Championships. ¢ After starting the season 6-0, Alabama is 2-6 in its last eight games. ¢ Alabama opened SEC play Tuesday night, falling at Missouri 84-68. ¢ The Crimson Tide are 1-3 in true road games, with losses at Cincinnati, VCU and Mizzou and a win at Texas Tech. ¢ Prior to January, no Tennessee opponent had managed to score 70 points this season. ¢ After giving up an average of just 56.4 points through their first 11 games, the Vols have allowed an average of 88.5 points over the last two outings (Memphis and Ole Miss). ¢ Tennessee’s rebounding margin this season stands at +3.9. But over the last three games the Vols have a -6.0 rebounding margin. ¢ The Vols are 7-2 when they attempt as many or more free throws than their opponent. ¢ Junior wing Jordan McRae has scored a careerhigh 26 points in back-to-back games. He is the first Vol to total 50 or more points in consecutive games since Scotty Hopson in February of 2011 (55 points vs. South Carolina and Georgia).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 11.4 3.1 4.3 apg 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 12.7 3.0 .339 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.5 5.2 0.9 spg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.6 7.8 .539 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.8 6.2 .537 FG%
Alabama G 12 Trevor Releford G 5 Trevor Lacey G 21 Rodney Cooper F 24 Devonta Pollard F 15 Nick Jacobs
Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-0 195 Jr. 6-3 215 So. 6-6 215 So. 6-8 200 Fr. 6-8 265 So.
Hometown Kansas City, Mo. Huntsville, Ala. Hurtsboro, Ala. Porterville, Miss. Atlanta, Ga.
PPG RPG OTHER 16.4 2.5 .426 3FG% 12.3 3.9 3.4 apg 12.2 4.7 2.3 orpg 6.0 3.5 1.0 bpg 4.9 2.9 1.1 bpg
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
8-5
SEC 0-1 Non-conference 8-4 Home 6-2 Away 0-2 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ W 51-47 J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80 J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74 J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1:05 p.m. J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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