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TENNESSEE (18-11, 10-7 SEC) vs. MISSOURI (22-8, 11-6 SEC)
MARCH 9 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 30 - SENIOR DAY
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
18-11, 10-7 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 37-26 (2nd yr) 98-67 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
MISSOURI
Record 22-8, 11-6 SEC Ranking RV / NR Head Coach Frank Haith Record at School 52-13 (2nd yr) Career Record 181-114 (9th yr) Website MUTigers.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Missouri leads, 4-2 In Knoxville: Missouri leads, 2-1 In Columbia: Missouri leads, 2-0 Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 1-0 Current Streak: Tennessee has won one Last Meeting: Tennessee won 67-54 in Knoxville (12/14/85) Martin vs. Haith: Haith leads, 1-0
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give the Vols a two-game win streak in the series Mean the Vols finished the regular-season winning eight of their last nine games Put Cuonzo Martin just one victory shy of his 100th career win as a head coach Make the Vols 5-0 this season against head coaches in their first year in the SEC
¢ Tennessee has won seven of its last eight games. ¢ If the SEC Tournament started today, Tennessee would be the No. 6 seed and would face either 11th-seeded Texas A&M or 14th-seeded Auburn on the event’s second day. ¢ In the SEC standings, the Vols are one game back of Missouri, Ole Miss and Alabama (all 11-6). ¢ Saturday is Senior Day for Tennessee. Four student assistant coaches and four team members will be honored during a pregame ceremony. ¢ Tennessee is 8-3 in its last 11 Senior Day games (home finales). ¢ Over the last six games, SEC Player of the Year candidate Jordan McRae may be the hottest player in America. In those contests, he is shooting .500 from the field, .590 from 3-point range (23for-39) and .833 at the foul line while averaging 25.8 points and 6.2 rebounds. ¢ Among players from the six “major” conferences, McRae’s 19.5 points in league games rank fifth in the nation. See Page 4 for the top-five list. ¢ All-SEC candidate Jarnell Stokes is the SEC’s top rebounder, and is the only player in the conference who averages a double-double in league play (13.1 ppg, 10.6 rpg). ¢ Stokes is one of only four players from the “major” conferences who average a double-double in conference action this season. See Page 4. ¢ UT’s SOS is rated 27th by Sagarin and 48th by ESPN.com. The Vols have faced 10 teams in the top 100 of the official NCAA RPI this season. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally in average home attendance (17,104).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson G 4 Armani Moore F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 12.1 2.8 4.1 apg 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 16.2 4.1 .373 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 7.6 4.2 .478 FG% 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 2.4 2.5 0.6 spg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 12.4 9.3 .531 FG%
Missouri G 1 Phil Pressey G 5 Keion Bell G 32 Jabari Brown F 21 Laurence Bowers C 42 Alex Oriakhi
Ht. 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-9
Wt. Yr. Hometown 175 Jr. Dallas, Texas 200 RS-Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 205 RS-So. Oakland, Calif. 227 RS-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 255 Sr. Lowell, Mass.
PPG RPG OTHER 11.9 3.4 7.1 apg 11.8 4.3 .541 FG% 14.4 3.5 .376 3FG% 14.6 6.3 .554 FG% 11.0 8.6 .611 FG%
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
18-11
SEC 10-7 Non-conference 8-4 Home 12-3 Away 4-7 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)^ L 68-62 F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) W 66-61 F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network)^ W 58-46 F16 No. 25 Kentucky* (CBS) W 88-58 F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ W 82-72 F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network)^ 4OT W 93-85 F26 No. 8 Florida* (ESPN)^ W 64-58 M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network)^ L 78-68 M6 at Auburn* (CSS) W 82-75 M9 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4:05 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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