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TENNESSEE (9-8, 1-4 SEC) vs. ALABAMA (12-6, 4-1 SEC)
JAN. 26 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 18
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
9-8, 1-4 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 28-23 (2nd yr) 89-64 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
ALABAMA
Record 12-6, 4-1 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Anthony Grant Record at School 75-45 (4th yr) Career Record 151-70 (7th yr) Website RollTide.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Alabama leads, 75-65 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-21 In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 43-17 Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 11-4 Current Streak: Alabama has won three straight Last Meeting: Alabama won 68-65 in Tuscaloosa (1/12/13) Martin vs. Grant: Grant leads, 2-0
¢ Tennessee looks to snap Alabama’s three-game win streak in the series while also starting a home winning streak of its own Saturday. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally in average home attendance (16,686). ¢ UT head coach Cuonzo Martin and his staff will wear “Suits and Sneakers” Saturday as part of the NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer weekend. ¢ A cancer survivor, Martin had his professional playing career cut short due to a bout with NonHodgkin’s Lymphoma. He received his last treatment April 20, 1998, and is now in full remission. ¢ Alabama is riding a four-game win streak that includes victories over Tennessee, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Kentucky. ¢ Alabama won this season’s first meeting, posting a 68-65 victory in Tuscaloosa Jan. 12. The Vols lost despite a 40-25 edge in rebounding. ¢ Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart graduated from Alabama in 1971 and was a two-year basketball letterman for the Tide. See note on Page 3 for more. ¢ In SEC play, Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks second in the league in scoring (21.6 ppg) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.493). ¢ Despite losing Thursday at No. 23 Ole Miss, the Vols held the high-powered Rebels’ offense without a field goal for 9:59 in the first half. ¢ Tennessee remains just one of two teams to have beaten No. 20 Wichita State this season. The Shockers (18-2) are 15th in the latest NCAA RPI. That Vol victory is the best win, RPI-wise, by an SEC team this season.
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. 14.5 3.3 321 3FG% 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 5.4 0.9 .310 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.4 4.8 .514 FG% 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 10.9 7.5 .523 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.2 5.7 .507 FG%
Alabama G 12 Trevor Releford G 5 Trevor Lacey G 20 Levi Randolph G 21 Rodney Cooper C 14 Moussa Gueye
Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-6 7-0
Wt. 195 215 205 215 255
Yr. Hometown Jr. Kansas City, Mo. So. Huntsville, Ala. So. Madison, Ala. So. Hurtsboro, Ala. Jr. Dakar, Senegal
PPG RPG OTHER 16.0 2.4 .423 3FG% 12.2 3.9 3.6 apg 8.4 4.0 1.9 apg 11.3 4.2 2.1 orpg 1.2 4.3 1.4 bpg
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
9-8
SEC 1-4 Non-conference 8-4 Home 7-2 Away 0-5 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)^ 2:05 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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