Yesterday’s four-factors preview of the Tennessee-Florida A&M game suggested the following:
- Tennessee should both shoot well and keep A&M from shooting well.
- The game could provide the Vols an opportunity to improve their turnover numbers.
- Tennessee had huge advantages rebounding the ball on both sides of the court.
- The Vols should be able to get to the foul line a bit more than usual, and the Rattlers should get there no more than what is normal for them.
The score prediction (from KenPom) was Tennessee 79, Florida A&M 50. Vols by 29.
So, how’d they do?
- The Vols went 24-55 for 43.6% while holding the Rattlers to 16-45 for 35.6%. The team was cold from three, though, hitting only 3-16 (18.8%). That has to get better.
- Tennessee turned the ball over 15 times to A&M’s 20.
- The rebounding advantages showed up. Overall, it was 43-25, Vols. Tennessee had 27 defensive rebounds to FAMU’s 20 and 16 offensive rebounds to FAMU’s 5.
- Tennessee got to the foul line 28 times (and hit 21 of them). The Rattlers got there 16 times and hit 9 of them.
The score was 72-43, Vols by 29.
John Fulkerson led the way with 15 points, but five different players hit double figures, and Olivier Nkamhoua had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan Bowden struggled, scoring only 3 points and going only 1-7.
With that, the team extended its home winning streak to 31, the longest active home streak in Division I. Rick Barnes will be going for win number 700 when Memphis comes to town on December 14.