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TENNESSEE (11-9, 3-5 SEC) vs. GEORGIA (10-11, 4-4 SEC)
Feb. 6 » Thompson-Boling ARENA » knoxville, tenn.
GAME 21
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
11-9, 3-5 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 30-24 (2nd yr) 91-65 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
GEORGIA
Record 10-11, 4-4 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Mark Fox Record at School 60-57 (4th yr) Career Record 183-100 (9th yr) Website GeorgiaDogs.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 93-53 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 55-14 In Athens: Georgia leads, 35-33 Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 4-5 Current Streak: Tennessee has won one straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won 73-62 in Knoxville (2/4/12) Martin vs. Fox: Tied, 1-1
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give the Vols a two-game win streak in the series Snap Georgia’s current three-game win streak Give UT 11 wins in its last 12 home games vs. Georgia
¢ The Vols are 9-2 at home this season. While Georgia is 2-4 in true road games, the Bulldogs have won each of their last two road contests (at Texas A&M and at South Carolina). ¢ UGA is riding a three-game win streak and has triumphed in four of its last five contests. ¢ Tennessee has won 15 of its last 19 games against Georgia and also has triumphed in 10 of its last 11 home games vs. the Bulldogs. ¢ This game features two of the top-three scorers in SEC play. Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks third in the league with 17.3 ppg, while UGA sophomore Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is second with 17.6 ppg. ¢ Tennessee has produced a pair of All-Americans who were Georgia natives. Reggie Johnson hailed from Ellenwood, and Dale Ellis is from Marietta. ¢ The Volunteers’ current roster includes four Georgia natives. For more, see note on Page 3. ¢ In SEC play, Tennessee’s +4.5 rebounding margin is third-best in the conference. However, UT’s -3.6 turnover margin in SEC play ranks 12th in the league. ¢ Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes is riding a streak of three straight double-doubles, and he has a double-double in four of UT’s last five games (seven on the year). ¢ UT’s starting frontcourt of Jarnell Stokes and Kenny Hall had 15 rebounds and 32 points on 12of-14 shooting Saturday at Arkansas. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally in average home attendance (16,850).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 52 Jordan McRae G 4 Armani Moore G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 13.9 3.2 .303 3FG% 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 2.4 2.7 0.6 bpg 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.3 5.0 .500 FG% 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.9 8.4 .556 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.6 5.3 .547 FG%
Georgia G 11 Vincent Williams G 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope F 31 Brandon Morris F 15 Donte’ Williams C 32 John Florveus
Ht. 6-0 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-11
Wt. Yr. Hometown 165 Sr. Homestead, Fla. 205 So. Greenville, Ga. 205 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. 230 Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. 240 Sr. Miami, Fla.
PPG RPG OTHER 4.9 1.5 .377 3FG% 15.5 6.6 2.3 spg 4.0 2.0 .444 FG% 5.4 4.7 1.1 bpg 2.6 3.2 .576 FG%
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
11-9
SEC 3-5 Non-conference 8-4 Home 9-2 Away 0-6 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)^ L 68-65 J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ L 75-65 J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 72-57 J24 at No. 23 Ole Miss* (ESPN2)^ L 62-56 J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ W 54-53 J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ W 58-57 F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN)^ L 73-60 F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8:05 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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