Tobias Harris had 17 points and 13 rebounds to help Tennessee take down in-state rival No. 21 Memphis, 104-84.
Tennessee Takes Down In-State Rival No.21 Memphis 104-84
Scotty Hopson had 16 points while Melvin Goins went 4-for-4 from three-point range on the way to a 15-point game for the Volunteers (10-4), who have won three of their last four.
Will Coleman totaled 17 points and nine rebounds and Will Barton added 14 points for the Tigers (11-3), who had taken their previous two games.
Vols blog Rocky Top Talk says despite the prevailing thought from Memphis that they’d rather not play the Vols anymore, perhaps the shoe is on the other foot now.
Memphis, of Conference USA fame, has long fancied themselves the dominant basketball program in the state. It’s also been their stance that they’d rather not play us, something Josh Pastner echoed this week (though he’s much less of a jerk about it than John Calipari was). Recruiting is a factor, but so is the belief that the Tigers are superior to the Vols, and have nothing to gain in this series.
After tonight, maybe we should ask to stop playing them. Because right now, there is no question about who the dominant basketball program in the state is. And I hope every high school basketball player in the city of Memphis watched every single minute tonight.
The young bucks on the Tiger High squad are certainly talented, and by March they may have a good team. But their individual efforts tonight weren’t nearly enough in a game the Vols led by double digits from the 13:47 mark in the first half until the final horn. UT’s biggest lead? 36.
Check out Rocky Top Talk for more info on the game.
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