Vol Hoops vs. Auburn Notes (1/31/15)

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GAME #20

10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS

TENNESSEE (12-7, 4-3) vs. AUBURN (10-10, 2-5)

JAN. 31 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12:02 P.M. ET

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

AUBURN

vs QUICK COMPARISON

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TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS

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Head Coach: Bruce Pearl Record at Auburn: 10-10 / 1st year Overall Record: 472-155 / 20th year Points Leader: KT Harrell (17.1 ppg, 2nd in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Cinmeon Bowers (11.2 rpg, 1st in SEC) Assists Leader: Malcolm Canada (2.4 apg, 18th in SEC)

#BEATAUBURN NOTING THE VOLS

INSIDE THE SERIES

A WIN WOULD...

In SEC play, UT ranks third in the league in scoring defense (60.1 ppg) and steals (7.0 spg).

Overall: Tennessee leads, 74-37, dating to 1927

Make the Vols 2-2 all-time against former Tennessee head coaches. See Page 3.

In four career games vs. Auburn, Josh Richardson averages 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds.

In Auburn: Auburn leads, 26-22

In Knoxville: UT leads, 46-7 Neutral Sites: UT leads, 6-4

After averaging 3.0 ppg through UT’s first nine games, Robert Hubbs III has averaged 9.8 ppg in the last 10 games.

Current Streak: Tennessee has won seven straight

Tennessee’s strength-ofschedule ranks 10th nationally according to ESPN’s BPI.

Tyndall vs. Pearl: No meetings

Prevent Tennessee’s first backto-back home losses since January 2013 (Memphis and Ole Miss). Give the Vols an eight-game win streak against Auburn.

Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 82-54, in Auburn 3/5/14

Give Donnie Tyndall his 100th regular-season conference win as a head coach.

PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 1 Josh Richardson G 0 Kevin Punter G 3 Robert Hubbs III F 4 Armani Moore F 23 Derek Reese

Ht. Wt. 6-6 200 6-4 180 6-6 206 6-5 215 6-8 220

Yr. Hometown Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jr. Bronx, N.Y. So. Newbern, Tenn. Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. Jr. Orlando, Fla.

PPG RPG Other 15.6 4.1 3.5 apg 10.7 2.4 .400 3FG% 6.6 2.5 .364 3FG% 9.7 6.6 2.3 apg 5.3 5.2 .424 FG%

Auburn G 14 Antoine Mason G 1 KT Harrell G 12 K.C. Ross-Miller F 25 Jordon Granger F 5 Cinmeon Bowers

Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-8 6-7

Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

PPG 14.1 17.1 6.2 5.0 13.5

Wt. 216 212 178 210 278

Hometown Queens, N.Y. Montgomery, Ala. Grand Prairie, Texas St. Louis, Mo. Racine, Wis.

12-7

SEC 4-3 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 8-2 AWAY 3-2 NEUTRAL 1-3

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT

AUBURN QUICK FACTS

Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Record at Tennessee: 12-7 / 1st year Overall Record: 212-114 / 10th year Points Leader: Josh Richardson (15.6 ppg, 7th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (6.6 rpg, 10th in SEC) Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.5 apg, 11th in SEC)

OVERALL RECORD:

THE SCHEDULE

Points Per Game 66.9 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 67.6 ppg Rebounding Per Game 32.9 rpg Rebounding Defense 36.5 rpg Field Goal Pct. .407 3-Point Pct. .324

64.2 ppg 62.7 ppg 33.0 rpg 32.2 rpg .439 .359

THE RECORD

2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

N14 N20 N27 N28 N30

1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) Texas Southern (FSN) 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas 2-vs. Marquette

D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) D17 at NC State (ESPN2) D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) D31 ETSU (SEC Network)

L W W L L

85-69 70-58 64-57 82-67 67-59

W W L W W W W

65-64 67-55 83-72 61-58 64-54 67-46 71-61

J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 61-47 J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) L 56-38 J13 No. 19 Arkansas* (ESPNU) W 74-69 J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) W 59-51 J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) W 66-62 J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) L 67-61 J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) L 69-64 J31 Auburn* (ESPN2) 12:02 p.m. F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F17 No. 1 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) M7 South Carolina* (FSN) M11-15 SEC Tournament

7 p.m. 4 p.m.

Schedule Key 1-Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge *Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP

RPG Other 2.5 .349 3FG% 3.0 .460 FG% 2.0 2.1 spg 3.3 0.9 bpg 11.2 4.1 orpg

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