The Tennessee Volunteers pulled off a stunner on Saturday, walking off the Alabama Crimson Tide at The Food City Center at Thompson-Boling Arena 79-76 on a three pointer by Jahmai Mashack just before the buzzer sounded.
Dick Vitale and Tennessee coach Rick Barnes shared a heartfelt phone call on Thursday. It started with basketball and then turned to cancer and faith.
Saturday’s Tennessee Volunteers win over the Alabama Crimson Tide is going to be remembered for the buzzer-beater that Jahmai Mashack hit to win the game. However, head coach Rick Barnes knows that just as important was his team’s final defensive stand.
Rick Barnes knows the look. It’s the look Zakai Zeigler gets when he’s the player the Tennessee basketball coach expects him to be — even moreso, when Zeigler is the player he expects to be.
He spun in a layup to put Tennessee ahead by two with less than five minutes to play Tuesday at Rupp Arena. “We were right where we needed to be,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said. There was a ...