Tennessee Lady Vols: Thanksgiving Eve Open Game Thread

Just tuned in.

And one of them is hurt and has to come out of the game.

6 turnovers apiece so far, though. A touch on the sloppy side. But UT has used 9 players to MTSU’s 7. This could get ugly in the second half if MTSU gets tired.

UT’s shooting 61.5% compared to MTSU’s 36.0%. With such a high shooting percentage, it’s surprising that the score isn’t higher, but a lot of possessions are taking nearly the whole shotclock. And oddly slow-paced game.

And with Cain standing at zero fouls, it’s going to be difficult for MTSU to find offense in the interior.

41-28 now. An oddly slow game for 56% shooting.

That changes the equations just a touch. 13-point lead with <14 minutes left. Cain with 2 fouls.

Lots of turnovers.

51-36 UT. 4 team fouls, but 3 on Cain. Good thing she had none in the first half.

Glory has 19 points and 8 rebounds. She’s likely going to get a double-double. Cain has 6 points and 8 rebounds. So long as she doesn’t foul out, she could very well get a double-double too.

54-38.

tough to get that double-double from the bench.

The number of attempts tells you what the interior is like with Cain holding her ground.

15 turnovers against MTSU.

Cain has matched her all-time rebounding peak of 11 so far.

And Cain has 4 fouls now.

and MTSU calls their last timeout immediately after they force a turnover and score. An odd time for a timeout, which probably means they’re grabbing as much rest as possible. The 4-minute timeout will come after one or two possessions.

MTSU has played 8 players, but almost exclusively their starting 5. The free-wheeling on timeouts has to be a fatigue-prevention move.

Wonder if it’ll work in the last two minutes.

65-47 and hopeless for MTSU.

11 rebounds, 21 points with three minutes to go. She’s really turned herself into a physical interior player. Summitt = happy.

17-point lead with <3 to go.

Not a bad start to the season to beat Baylor and Virginia with sub-0.500 shooting.

Clearly, Glory Johnson is POG. 12 rebounds and 21 points on 10-15 shooting.

Nice way to win after a 30-year hiatus from Murfreesboro.

Positives: better shooting; steady, consistent pace; no fall-asleep gaps in the game.

Negaitves: turnovers (and steals); lack of production from the bench.

All in all, they were very, uh … Alabama-esque in the win. Just a slow, steady grinder where they just kept building their lead. It never looked impressive, but they ended up choking the game away from MTSU. UT never lapsed. MTSU did a couple of times, and UT jumped up on the scoreboard. Love to see that.

Enjoy thanksgiving!