#12 Tn v #20 Marq

[noirwestern]

Of course on ole' rocky top this can only mean one thing, the lady voles are back!!!!

 

[BostonCanuck]

Tennessee 101, Marquete 99 in overtime. Exciting game, but also a frustrating one for those of us who wanted to see the Lady Vols get beat. Marquete proved they have the skill to hang with a team like TN, but they also proved they don't have the discipline to beat such a team. Way to many mental lapses and overt mistakes leading to direct turnovers in the second half when the game was tight. They travelled after an inbound; they double dribbled in the front court during a half-court set; they fouled when a teammate had a fast break run out going the other way; they took am extremely low percentage shot early in a possession during overtime.

If they can clean up the leakage, they'll be a very good team.

 

[stwainfan]

good win It should have never went to overtime. Refs gave Marquette free throws to tie it up.

 

[YellwJcket999]

They barely pull this one out.

 

[Plebe]

Of course on ole' rocky top this can only mean one thing, the lady voles are back!!!!

That's exactly what the denizens are saying: "Lady Vol Basketball is back!"

 

[Plebe]

good win It should have never went to overtime. Refs gave Marquette free throws to tie it up.

Oh, you mean because the Tennessee player fouled her?

 

[YellwJcket999]

good win It should have never went to overtime. Refs gave Marquette free throws to tie it up.

Where was the game televised? I could not find it.

 

[Only1coj]

Where was the game televised? I could not find it.

CBS Sports live

 

[stwainfan]

Yes CBS sports live. Tennessee plays Oklahoma State then South Dakota.

 

[stwainfan]

Oh, you mean because the Tennessee player fouled her?

Dearstone didn't like the call either. anyway Tennessee won

 

[Plebe]

Dearstone didn't like the call either. anyway Tennessee won

I saw a number of very questionable calls go against Marquette. The difference is that Tennessee didn't make their free throws when they counted.

 

[stwainfan]

I saw a number of very questionable calls go against Marquette. The difference is that Tennessee didn't make their free throws when they counted.

Yeah free throws have been a bit of a problem so far this year.

 

[Plebe]

Yeah free throws have been a bit of a problem so far this year.

Actually, TN was at one point something like 17 of 19 from the line. Somehow they went cold down the stretch.

 

[Plebe]

Omg this is really rich. The Vols fans are commending their team as heroes for winning despite "jet lag."

Jet lag, even though Cancun is in the same time zone as Knoxville

 

[Plebe]

Dunno why Marquette went for a 3 to win instead of a 2 to tie.
A double OT against a depleted TN team shouldve been the goal.

It wasn't clear to me that the 3-pointer was necessarily the plan. It was kinda how the play developed but didn't appear to be a play call.

In any event, not good.

 

[noirwestern]

Then again you know Marquette is feeling pretty good about their effort at this point against mighty tennysee.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

No worries.....

The NCAA selection committee will make sure they are in the same bracket come tournament time.....

 

[trb123]

I want an S16 game between UConn and Tennessee.
A dream will come true.
The look on Ladyvol fans' faces when the announcement is made will be worth watching.

 

[oldude]

Omg this is really rich. The Vols fans are commending their team as heroes for winning despite "jet lag."

Jet lag, even though Cancun is in the same time zone as Knoxville

What Vol fans probably meant by jet lag is that they tell time in Spanish in Cancun...

Speaking of which, Marquette had a longer flight then TN and an actual time zone change.

I want an S16 game between UConn and Tennessee.
A dream will come true.
The look on Ladyvol fans' faces when the announcement is made will be worth watching.

Not sure TN will be a top 16 team by the end of the season. More likely to see TN in the 2nd round.

 

[Bestiarius]

Dearstone didn't like the call either. anyway Tennessee won

Now there's an opinion by an unbiased announcer! Yes, Tennessee won, and held the opposition to only 99 points!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Think that's actually a good win for the Vols. They'd have lost that game in recent years. Marquette's no pushover.

 

[Plebe]

Think that's actually a good win for the Vols. They'd have lost that game in recent years. Marquette's no pushover.

Marquette just lost to New Mexico last week. No disrespect to New Mexico, but ...

 

[mbr33ct]

They barely pull this one out.

ANY WIN, whether barely pulled out in OT...is considered a "good win" on Rocky Top nowadays.

 

[mbr33ct]

Omg this is really rich. The Vols fans are commending their team as heroes for winning despite "jet lag."

Jet lag, even though Cancun is in the same time zone as Knoxville

Must be reason Marquette lost in OT, their "jet lag" was a little longer to Cancun!

 

[Florida Fan]

ANY WIN, whether barely pulled out in OT...is considered a "good win" on Rocky Top nowadays.

Pretty much, yes, pretty no.