No. 4 Tennessee (22-6, 12-3 SEC) defeated No. 11 Auburn (21-7, 10-5 SEC), 92-84, on Wednesday at Food City Center.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
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 (W, 92-84), 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).
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Following Tennessee’s win versus Auburn on Wednesday, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media reaction and is listed below.
📊FINAL NUMBERS
Knecht – 39p / 5-8 3fg / 3s
Zeigler – 17p / 9a / 4r
Aidoo – 14p / 7r
Awaka – 9p / 5r
Gainey – 7p / 3r
James – 2p / 6r / 4b
Vescovi – 2p / 4r
Mashack – 2p pic.twitter.com/5YTRuXZV8F— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) February 29, 2024
Wild stat from the Auburn/Tennessee game.
Dalton Knecht outscored the entire Auburn team 25-21 over the last 12:01 of the game.
Unreal.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) February 29, 2024
Dalton Knecht is Superman. It’s the only answer.
— Karthik Venkataraman (@KarthikV_) February 29, 2024
If people still have doubts about Dalton Knecht being SEC Player of the Year, this second half vs. Auburn should do the trick. #Vols
— Sam Rothman (@samrothman_) February 29, 2024
SEC officials have turned a top-15 matchup into an unwatchable game in Knoxville.
— Mike Wilson (@ByMikeWilson) February 29, 2024
Got a chance to catch up with VFL C.J. Watson before today’s game between Tennessee and Auburn. He is excited to watch his former UT head coach Bruce Pearl go up against the Vols.
He also shared his impressions of the Vols this season. pic.twitter.com/M5Oo24oYHW
— Karthik Venkataraman (@KarthikV_) February 28,…
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