With the college football season fully wrapped up, we turn our attention to Tennessee Basketball. Third year Vols head coach, Rick Barnes, is starting to get things turned around in Knoxville. Barnes’s Vols are building an impressive resume for March getting off to a fast start, despite the preseason criticism, with an overall record of 12-5. Conference play would prove demanding as the Vols have fallen to 3-3 after a tough loss to Missouri on Wednesday night.

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With a less than stellar performance from star sophomore Grant Williams (15 points and 5 rebounds), the twenty-first (21) ranked Vols fell short losing 59-55. The Vols shot a less-than-impressive 38.9% from the floor and pulled down just 28 rebounds. Adding to their scoring troubles, Tennessee made 61.5% (8-13) of free throws, making only 4 of 7 in the last 5 minutes. Late missed free throws and turnovers would prove costly in the end as the Vols fall to 3-2 in their last 5 games.

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Player Stats

Grant Williams scored a career high 37 points against Vanderbilt on January 9th helping him bring his PPG total up to 16.6. Williams adds 6.6 rebounds per game as well as 2 assists per game. He leads the team in both PPG and RPG. Just behind, Admiral Schofield boasts a nice stat line as well averaging 13.2 PPG and 5.9 RPG. Schofield added 22 big points in the Tuesday night win over Vanderbilt. James Daniel III leads the Vols in assists per game with 3.6 just a hair more than Jordan Bone’s 3.3.

The Vols will square off tomorrow against the Gamecocks in Columbia. Tip-off at 6:00 EST. Tune in to cheer on your Vols and don’t forget to subscribe to get all the latest content from AllVolsAccess.