Vols bash restarting Tigers

Marvin Westwestwords

Now is the time to recognize and appreciate stability in college basketball.
There was a time Tennessee lost regularly (four in a row) to LSU in Baton Rouge. Tough stop on …

It wasn’t easy but what a win

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee talking points …
Big difference home and away: 82-53 romp in Knoxville, 70-59 struggle in Starkville.
Health and welfare report: Two starters sidelined, leading scorer Santiago Vescovi with a re-injured left …

Kentucky spoils Tennessee showtime

Marvin Westwestwords

Kentucky faked us out
Four day earlier the Wildcats endured an awful loss at Rupp Arena to not-very-good South Carolina. Tennessee had trashed the Gamecocks by 43.
Coach John Calipari took a …

Vols 1-0 on SEC basketball road

Marvin Westwestwords

Knockdowns, step-ons, bumps and bruises – such is basketball life on the road in the Southeastern Conference.
Most of that is predictable. The really hard part is winning.
So said Rick Barnes …

Romp turns too close for comfort

Marvin Westwestwords

The big basketball game in Brooklyn ended up near expectations, 56-53 for the Volunteers. How Tennessee and Maryland arrived at that conclusion was borderline unbelievable.
For a half, it looked like …

Tennessee turns back Southern Cal

Marvin Westwestwords

Rick Barnes told Julian Phillips that the Vols needed him to score.
The 6-8 freshman got 25 and worked hard at rebounding.
Barnes said Santiago Vescovi was the player of the game …

Vols wear out Butler in more ways than one

Marvin Westwestwords

If it had time, Tennessee might learn to like Paradise Island, a beautiful setting in the Bahamas for basketball warfare.
The Vols started slowly in the Battle 4 Atlantis but the …