No. 5 Tennessee (21-6, 11-3 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (15-12, 6-8 SEC), 86-51, Saturday at Food City Center.
The win is No. 800 for Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes in his career.
SEC basketball play began on Jan. 6 for the 2023-24 regular season.
The Vols have SEC regular-season home games against Alabama (W, 91-71), Auburn, Florida (W, 85-66), Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss (W, 90-64), South Carolina (L, 63-59), Texas A&M (W, 86-51) and Vanderbilt (W, 88-53).
Tennessee’s regular-season road schedule in SEC play consists of games at Alabama, Arkansas (W, 92-63), Georgia (W, 85-79), Kentucky (W, 103-92), Mississippi State (L, 77-72), Missouri (W, 72-67), South Carolina, Texas A&M (L, 85-69) and Vanderbilt (W, 75-62).
PHOTOS: A look at Rick Barnes through the years
Following Tennessee’s win versus Texas A&M on Saturday, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media reaction and is listed below.
📊FINAL NUMBERS
Knecht – 24p / 7r
Aidoo – 18p / 14r
Awaka – 12p / 6r
Zeigler – 9p / 14a / 9r / 4s (!!!!)
James – 8p / 5r / 4a
Vescovi – 6p / 5r
Mashack – 4p
Gainey – 3p
Carr – 2p pic.twitter.com/vYHPBPMhKD— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) February 25, 2024
14 assist 0 turnovers sheesh👀🔥🤝🏽
— LAMONTE’ TURNER (@LTurn1) February 25, 2024
Knew after the game in College Station that this rematch would be circled on the calendar for The Vols!!! They got handled and didn’t respond. I believe this is a response. #GoVols
— Ron Slay (@TheRonSlay) February 25, 2024
Rick Barnes on his 800th win tonight:
“It’s not about me and god has truly blessed me with players and coaches and administrations and certainly a family that has been there for me every step of the way.” pic.twitter.com/aq6klk4Bxw
— Karthik Venkataraman (@KarthikV_) February 25, 2024
Rick Barnes on his 800th win: “God has truly blessed me with players and coaches and administrations and certainly a family that has been with me every step of the way. …
“I just thank God for looking out for me through the years.” https://t.co/JW2PJ6p66c
— Mike Wilson (@ByMikeWilson) February 25, 2024
Final: Tennessee 86, Texas A&M 51
— Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) February 25, 2024
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