The Tennessee Volunteers (19-10, 10-5) come home to Thompson-Boling for their last home game of the season Sunday at high noon against the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-13, 6-9). The NCAA bid that seemed like a stretch a mere two weeks ago is pretty much in the bag now, but this game could do wonders from a consistency, confidence, momentum, and seeding standpoint, and gives fans the opportunity to show their appreciation for the team's persistence through a challenging season.
Observations from the stats
From looking at the numbers, Alabama appears to be better on defense and from behind the arc on offense, but the stats, of course, don't account for trends, and the Vols are improving on both counts. There does appear to be some blockers and thieves in Crimson, though, so watch out for them.
Tide players to watch
JaMychal Green is the block shot specialist, averaging 1.6 of Alabama's 4.7 per game.
Senario Hillman is the burglar, averaging nearly two steals per game. He's also a speedy, short guard, just so you know.
Other Stuff
KenPom's prediction: Tennessee wins, 80-68 , with an 86% chance of closing out the regular season with a home court victory.
The line ups
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Yr.
|
PPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
||
C | 4 Wayne Chism | 6-9 |
242 |
Jr. |
13.3
|
8.1 |
1.3 |
F | 1 Tyler Smith | 6-7 |
215 |
Jr. |
17.3 |
5.8 |
3.6 |
G | 30 J.P. Prince | 6-7 |
205 |
Jr. |
9.9 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
G | 32 Scotty Hopson | 6-7 |
185 |
Fr. |
9.3 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
G | 3 Bobby Maze | 6-2 |
185 |
Jr. |
8.6 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Yr.
|
PPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
||
F | 40 Justin Knox | 6-9 |
240 |
So. |
5.8 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
F | 32 JaMychal Green | 6-9 |
220 |
Fr. |
10.2 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
G | 21 Senario Hillman | 6-1 |
192 |
So. |
13.2
|
2.6 |
2.2 |
G | 12 Alonzo Gee | 6-6 |
219 |
Sr. |
15.0 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
G | 2 Mikhail Torrance | 6-5 |
210 |
Jr. |
9.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
The stats
KEY STATS COMPARISON |
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Category | Rank |
Actual |
Rank |
Actual |
Scoring Offense | 22 |
78.7 |
82 |
73.6 |
Scoring Defense | 282 |
72.7 |
219 |
69.9 |
Scoring Margin | 68 |
6.0 |
121 |
3.8 |
Field-Goal Percentage | 77 |
45.9 |
141 |
44.3 |
Field-Goal Percentage Defense | 230 |
44.4 |
54 |
40.8 |
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 138 |
6.6 |
271 |
5.0 |
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage | 248 |
31.7 |
199 |
33.2 |
Three Pt FG Defense | 184 |
34.4 |
48 |
31.8 |
Free-Throw Percentage | 199 |
68.0 |
160 |
69.2 |
Rebound Margin | 52 |
3.9 |
83 |
2.9 |
Assists Per Game | 19 |
16.3 |
268 |
11.5 |
Assist Turnover Ratio | 26 |
1.23 |
261 |
0.81 |
Blocked Shots Per Game | 103 |
3.8 |
41 |
4.7 |
Steals Per Game | 169 |
6.6 |
85 |
7.5 |
Turnovers Per Game | 119 |
13.2 |
188 |
14.2 |
Turnover Margin | 74 |
1.8 |
134 |
0.4 |
Personal Fouls Per Game | 223 |
19.1 |
75 |
17.1 |
PLAYERS TO WATCH | ||||||
Category | Player | Rank | Actual | Player | Rank | Actual |
Points PG | Tyler Smith | 95
|
17.3
|
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FG% | ||||||
3-Point FG PG | ||||||
3-Point FG% | ||||||
FT % | ||||||
Rebounds PG | Wayne Chism | 75
|
8.1
|
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Assists PG | ||||||
Blocks PG | JaMychal Green | 90
|
1.6
|
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Steals PG | Senario Hillman | 97
|
1.8
|
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Assist-TO Ratio |
Bobby Maze | 80
|
1.92
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