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TENNESSEE (9-7, 1-3 SEC) at #23 OLE MISS (15-2, 4-0 SEC)
JAN. 24 » C.M. “TAD” SMITH COLISEUM » OXFORD, MISS.
GAME 17
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
9-7, 1-3 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 28-22 (2nd yr) 89-63 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
OLE MISS
Record 15-2, 4-0 SEC Ranking 23rd (AP) / 24th Head Coach Andy Kennedy Record at School 140-80 (7th yr) Career Record 161-93 (8th yr) Website OleMissSports.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 69-40 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 39-11 In Oxford: Tennessee leads, 25-22 Neutral Sites: Ole Miss leads, 7-5 Current Streak: Ole Miss has won two Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 92-74 in Knoxville (1/9/13) Martin vs. Kennedy: Kennedy leads, 2-1 PRIMARY COLOR INFORMATION A TENNESSEEPANTONE WIN WOULD...COLOR COLOR RED
186c
GRAY
Be Tennessee’s first true road win of the season 2767c SnapBLUE UT’s four-game losing streak in true road games Snap Ole Miss’ two-game win streak in the series Be Tennessee’s second win this season over a team ranked in the AP Top 25 Be Tennessee’s fifth win of the Martin era over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25
¢ Tennessee heads to Oxford, Miss., seeking its first true road win of the season. The Rebels have won three of the last four meetings in Oxford. ¢ Second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin has led the Vols to four wins over opponents ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll. And Tennessee has already defeated the AP’s No. 23 team once this season (Wichita State on Dec. 13). ¢ Ole Miss is the only SEC opponent against which the Vols have a winning record on its homecourt. Tennessee has a 25-22 series edge in Oxford. ¢ UT has held 13 of 16 opponents to fewer than 70 points this season. Ole Miss ranks third nationally in scoring, averaging 82.4 ppg. ¢ During UT’s recent four-game losing streak, the Vols gave up an average of 14.8 “points off turnovers.” Against MSU Saturday, Tennessee had an 18-4 advantage in “points off turnovers.” ¢ UT had a season-high 19 assists Saturday vs. MSU. ¢ The Volunteers are shooting .467 as a team over the last three games. ¢ In SEC play, Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks second in the league in scoring (20.5 ppg) and tied for eighth in field-goal percentage (.500). ¢ In three career games vs. Ole Miss, Jarnell StokesPANTONE averages 10.0 points and 10.0 rebounds. ¢ Tennessee remains just one of two teams to COOL GRAY 9c have beaten No. 20 Wichita State this season. The Shockers (17-2) are 15th in the latest NCAA RPI. That Vol victory is the best win, RPI-wise, by an SEC team this season. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally in average home attendance (16,686).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 52 Jordan McRae G 13 Skylar McBee 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. 13.8 3.1 329 3FG% 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 5.7 0.9 .317 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.8 4.9 .514 FG% 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.2 7.8 .520 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.1 5.7 .507 FG%
Ole Miss G 32 Jarvis Summers G 22 Marshall Henderson G 10 LaDarius White F 31 Murphy Holloway F 23 Reginald Buckner
Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-7 6-9
Wt. 184 175 210 240 235
Yr. Hometown So. Jackson, Miss. Jr. Hurst, Texas So. McComb, Miss. Sr. Irmo, S.C. Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
PPG 8.7 18.9 4.2 15.8 10.4
RPG OTHER 1.6 3.7 apg 3.5 .358 3FG% 2.2 0.9 apg 10.6 1.8 spg 8.1 .634 FG%
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
9-7
SEC 1-3 Non-conference 8-4 Home 7-2 Away 0-4 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)^ 7:02 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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