A quick glance at Tennessee

[SoonerNorm]

They have lost the following 7 games:

At Chattanooga 81-71
At Baylor 76-53
Stanford 73-60
ND 77-67
At Mizzou 80-63
At KY 78-65
A&M 66-62

They have 3 players in double scoring figures:

Simmons 17.3
Graves 13.5
Spani 10.8

Graves and Harrison are their best rebounders at 8.1 and 7.6 respectively.

Massengale is their assist leader at 150.

They average 16 turnovers per game.

They shoot 45% from the field and 37% from BTA. They have 6 players who shoot 35% or better from BTA.

They have 9 players who average 16 minutes or more per game.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

Doesn't seem insurmountable -- if we come with the same focus and determination and physical play that we did last night.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Doesn't seem insurmountable -- if we come with the same focus and determination and physical play that we did last night.

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

[AustinTXSooner]

Their starting lineup against Creighton was a 4 guard lineup. Their heights are:

F 6-2
G 5-11
G 5-6
G 5-9
G 6-1

The three reserves that got significant time against Creighton are:

F 6-2
F 6-2
C 6-3

They lost a freshman starter in December to a labral tear in her right shoulder (http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/121312aad.html). She's one of the 9 that averaged over 16 minutes a game. They have 11 on the roster and with 1 out for the season and two that hardly play, they will rotate 8 players against us.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Okay, I have thought about this enough, I'm picking the Sooners by 5. We are playing well, we have a height advantage inside, we are playing at home, and we have Aaryn Ellenberg and they don't.