UT v. Fordham review
Tennessee was able to fight off a determined Fordham Rams team to pull off the victory 78-71 on Monday night in Nashville. The Vols earned a tough victory in this young season in a scrappy game. This was Tennessee's second straight game where more than 50 fouls were called. The Vols were able to proceed though without anyone fouling out however. Chris Lofton, playing with foul trouble for most of the game, led the Vols with 30 points on 9-16 shooting, 5-10 from long range. Brenton Butler came off the bench to lead the Rams with 20 points on 6-13 shooting, 4-6 from 3 land. Here where some thoughts on the game:
1) First, a shout out to Fordham. The Rams definitely brought their A game tonight and were able to keep the game close. They did a good job of trying to slow the game down and causing a lot of turnovers. Unfortunately, they were bit by the turnover bug as well, but that is the norm for teams that play Tennessee.
2) Record number of charges. There had to be a record number of charges taken tonight. It was ridiculous. It seemed like for a portion of the game, there was a charge called everyone time down the floor.
3) Turnovers. The Vols had an uncharacteristic 26 TO's. That is just unacceptable. It seemed as though the Vols just seemed to be out of it tonight. They could never get themselves going with all the turnovers that they committed. Hopefully, those numbers will reverse themselves Tuesday night.
4) Chris Lofton. Can you say anymore about this kid? He had 30 points off of shooting from all over the floor. He had floaters, layups, and 3's. Plus, some of his shots were just sick. He is by far the best contested shooter in America.
5) PG. Both Ramar and Marques seemed to struggle tonight. Ramar needs to get the fouling out of his system so that he can spend more time on the floor getting into the flow of the game. But how about the tip dunk by our point guard. The guy is just athletic. Marques seemed to struggle in the game as well. Hopefully, with their first road game out of the way, they will play better Tuesday night.
Stat Line of the Night: (Keep in mind it was a turnover prone night)
Dane Bradshaw - 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, and 0 turnovers
Way to go Dane, the only person that played tonight for UT to not turnover the ball!!
1) First, a shout out to Fordham. The Rams definitely brought their A game tonight and were able to keep the game close. They did a good job of trying to slow the game down and causing a lot of turnovers. Unfortunately, they were bit by the turnover bug as well, but that is the norm for teams that play Tennessee.
2) Record number of charges. There had to be a record number of charges taken tonight. It was ridiculous. It seemed like for a portion of the game, there was a charge called everyone time down the floor.
3) Turnovers. The Vols had an uncharacteristic 26 TO's. That is just unacceptable. It seemed as though the Vols just seemed to be out of it tonight. They could never get themselves going with all the turnovers that they committed. Hopefully, those numbers will reverse themselves Tuesday night.
4) Chris Lofton. Can you say anymore about this kid? He had 30 points off of shooting from all over the floor. He had floaters, layups, and 3's. Plus, some of his shots were just sick. He is by far the best contested shooter in America.
5) PG. Both Ramar and Marques seemed to struggle tonight. Ramar needs to get the fouling out of his system so that he can spend more time on the floor getting into the flow of the game. But how about the tip dunk by our point guard. The guy is just athletic. Marques seemed to struggle in the game as well. Hopefully, with their first road game out of the way, they will play better Tuesday night.
Stat Line of the Night: (Keep in mind it was a turnover prone night)
Dane Bradshaw - 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, and 0 turnovers
Way to go Dane, the only person that played tonight for UT to not turnover the ball!!
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