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TENNESSEE (12-7, 3-3 SEC) vs. OLE MISS (14-5, 5-1 SEC)
JAN. 29 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 20
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
12-7, 3-3 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 51-35 (3rd yr) 112-76 (6th yr) UTsports.com
ITEMS OF NOTE
OLE MISS
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13-14 Record 14-5, 5-1 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Andy Kennedy Record at School 166-92 (8th yr) Career Record 187-105 (9th yr) Website OleMissSports.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads 69-41, dating to 1924 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 39-11 In Oxford: Tennessee leads, 25-23 Neutral Sites: Ole Miss leads, 7-5 Current Streak: Ole Miss has won three straight Last Meeting: Ole Miss won, 62-56, in Oxford 1/24/13 Martin vs. Kennedy: Kennedy leads, 3-1
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Snap Ole Miss’ three-game win streak in the series Give the Vols a three-game home win streak in SEC play. Prevent the Rebels from winning back-to-back games in Knoxville for the first time since 1979 and 1980. Ensure that the Vols win 10 or more home games for the 19th consecutive season.
¢ According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Tennessee is one of three SEC teams boasting top-10 status in overall “strength of schedule. Alabama is rated second, Kentucky is seventh and UT is 10th. ¢ In SEC play, Tennessee owns the league’s best rebounding defense (29.8 rapg) and rebounding margin (+10.0 rpg). Ole Miss and Tennessee each average exactly 14.0 offensive rebounds per game in league play (T-3rd). ¢ In his only previous visit to Thompson-Boling Arena (1/9/13), Ole Miss sharpshooter Marshall Henderson scored 32 points to lead the Rebels to their first win in Knoxville since 1991. ¢ Jordan McRae (18.5 ppg) and Marshall Henderson (18.7 ppg) combine to average 37.2 ppg this season. That’s more than half the total scoring offense of 242 Division I teams. ¢ In its loss at No. 23 Ole Miss last season, the Vols held the high-powered Rebels’ offense without a field goal for 9:59 in the first half. ¢ Vols senior Jordan McRae averages 17.8 ppg in four career games vs. Ole Miss. He scored 26 points in each meeting last season. ¢ In two career games vs. Ole Miss, Vols forward Jeronne Maymon is 9-of-13 (.692) from the field, 11-of-15 (.733) from the foul line and averages 14.5 points and 14.0 rebounds. ¢ UT’s starting frontcourt of Jarnell Stokes (80) and Jeronne Maymon (70) have combined for 150 offensive rebounds this season (7.89 orpg). ¢ Vols junior Jarnell Stokes ranks sixth nationally in offensive rebounding, with 4.21 orpg.
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 2 Antonio Barton G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. 6-2 178 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260
Yr. Hometown Sr. Baltimore, Md. Sr. Midway, Ga. Jr. Edmond, Okla. Sr. Madison, Wis. Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
PPG RPG OTHER 8.0 2.3 .368 3FG% 18.5 3.4 2.7 apg 8.4 3.1 .382 3FG% 11.1 8.2 3.7 orpg 13.6 9.7 4.2 orpg
Ole Miss G 32 Jarvis Summers G 22 Marshall Henderson G 10 LaDarius White F 11 Sebastian Saiz F 34 Aaron Jones
Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-9 6-9
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr.
PPG 18.0 18.7 7.8 5.1 7.0
Wt. 186 177 211 233 220
Hometown Jackson, Miss. Hurst, Texas McComb, Miss. Madrid, Spain Gaurier, Miss.
RPG OTHER 2.5 .550 3FG% 2.0 .364 3FG% 3.3 2.2 apg 6.6 2.6 orpg 7.3 2.6 bpg
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
12-7
SEC 3-3 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 9-2 AWAY 1-4 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ L 61-70 D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ L 58-65 D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ W 82-67 D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ W 87-52 J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ W 68-50 J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ L 56-57 J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ W 78-67 J18 at No. 13 Kentucky* (CBS) L 66-74 J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ W 81-74 J25 at No. 6 Florida* (ESPN)^ L 41-67 J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ 8:05 p.m. F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 9:05 p.m. F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ 8 p.m. F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F11 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. F15 at Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9 p.m. F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ noon M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M8 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4 p.m. M12-16 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net ^-Also available via WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN mobile app, ESPN on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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