Ummm...25 turnovers. Click on the link if you really want to know the horrors that the Vols faced.
The Vols committed 25 turnovers, and despite leading by eight at halftime, lost. They gave up fifteen straight points to start the second half, where the Vols missed five shots and committed six turnovers. Ouch.
Scotty Hopson played just nine minutes (partly due to foul trouble), and Brian Williams took just one shot. In other words, the odds are that this team looks very different on Friday night.
The good news for the Mocs- some of the things that won't change. The Vols shot just 50 percent from the free throw line. With a team that should have dominated the boards, they won that battle by only eight. Plus, those 25 turnovers compared to 15 assists. Also, the Vols shot only 24 percent from three point range.
What does all that mean? The Vols could easily struggle to shoot from outside, and from the free throw line. They seem to have a tendency towards committing turnovers. The question against the Mocs will be if they can pound the ball inside and if they can attack the boards with a vengeance.
It's good and bad for the Mocs. The Vols could be more focused- but their confidence could also be shaken. Or they may just not be that good. We'll have to wait until Friday to see.
Of course, maybe Bruce Pearl thought this was a barbecue and he told the players not to tell anyone that they were playing, so they kept on trying to hide every time one of the fans looked at them. That would explain the turnovers and why Hopson liked to hide on the bench.
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