SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Georgia

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Tennessee visits Georgia on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

By 14Powers Hoops

Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tennessee	0.421	0.316	0.740	154	558	229	92	89	215
Tennessee OPP	0.385	0.336	0.661	146	504	152	111	49	207
Georgia	0.462	0.302	0.650	190	614	228	122	57	231
Georgia OPP	0.436	0.333	0.596	181	560	194	96	51	223

Statistical Leaders

Tennessee Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Jordan Bowden	Tennessee	11.8	60	30	27
John Fulkerson	Tennessee	11.4	67	37	0
Yves Pons	Tennessee	11.1	63	25	16
Josiah-Jordan James	Tennessee	8.1	42	20	17
Olivier Nkamhoua	Tennessee	4.3	29	6	1
Davonte Gaines	Tennessee	3.2	10	22	3
Jalen Johnson	Tennessee	2.9	14	6	9

Tennessee Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Josiah-Jordan James	Tennessee	18	72	90	6.0
John Fulkerson	Tennessee	27	54	81	5.4
Yves Pons	Tennessee	21	54	75	5.0
Jordan Bowden	Tennessee	6	57	63	4.2
Olivier Nkamhoua	Tennessee	25	36	61	4.1
Lamonte Turner	Tennessee	7	32	39	3.5
Jalen Johnson	Tennessee	7	23	30	2.0
Davonte Gaines	Tennessee	6	19	25	1.8
Drew Pember	Tennessee	8	11	19	1.7
Santiago Vescovi	Tennessee	2	11	13	4.3
Zach Kent	Tennessee	0	2	2	1.0

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	18.7	97	54	32
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	13.6	80	29	15
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	8.4	49	23	5
Tyree Crump	Georgia	7.8	40	9	28
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	6.7	32	26	10
Toumani Camara	Georgia	5.8	34	16	3
Christian Brown	Georgia	4.4	22	18	4
Tye Fagan	Georgia	4.1	25	10	1
Rodney Howard	Georgia	1.2	7	3	0

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	39	92	131	8.7
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	29	48	77	5.1
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	11	61	72	4.8
Toumani Camara	Georgia	23	45	68	4.5
Tyree Crump	Georgia	4	34	38	2.5
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	7	30	37	2.5
Christian Brown	Georgia	11	23	34	2.3
Tye Fagan	Georgia	10	15	25	1.7
Mike Peake	Georgia	9	13	22	2.0
Rodney Howard	Georgia	10	11	21	1.5
Amanze Ngumezi	Georgia	5	12	17	2.4
Jordan Harris	Georgia	4	12	16	2.7
Stan Turnier	Georgia	1	2	3	0.5
Jaykwon Walton	Georgia	0	2	2	0.3
Jaxon Etter	Georgia	0	1	1	0.2

NCAA RPI

Tennessee: 70

Georgia: 54

Tennessee Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Davonte Gaines	G	6′-7″	178	FR	Buffalo, NY
1	Lamonte Turner	G	6′-2″	187	SR	Florence, AL
3	Drew Pember	F	6′-9″	207	FR	Knoxville, TN
4	Jacob Fleschman	G	6′-3″	176	JR	Austin, TX
5	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	208	FR	Charleston, SC
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	212	JR	Kingsport, TN
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	186	JR	Austin, TX
13	Jalen Johnson	G	6′-6″	196	JR	Durham, NC
21	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	224	FR	Cumberland, MD
23	Jordan Bowden	G	6′-5″	193	SR	Knoxville, TN
30	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	222	SO	Knoxville, TN
33	Zach Kent	F	6′-11″	235	SO	Magnolia, DE
34	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	240	FR	Chattanooga, TN
35	Yves Pons	G	6′-6″	215	JR	Paris, FR

Georgia Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Donnell Gresham Jr.	G	6′-3″	195	SR	Saint Paul, MN
1	Jaykwon Walton	F	6′-7″	205	FR	Columbus, GA
2	Jordan Harris	G	6′-5″	195	SR	Iron City, GA
3	Christian Brown	F	6′-6″	215	FR	Hopkins, SC
4	Tyree Crump	G	6′-1″	185	SR	Bainbridge, GA
5	Anthony Edwards	G	6′-5″	225	FR	Atlanta, GA
10	Toumani Camara	F	6′-8″	220	FR	Hollywood, FL
11	Jaxon Etter	G	6′-4″	205	FR	Woodstock, GA
14	Tye Fagan	G	6′-3″	185	SO	Logtown, GA
15	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-10″	180	FR	Houston, TX
20	Rayshaun Hammonds	F	6′-9″	235	JR	Norcross, GA
24	Rodney Howard	F	6′-11″	245	FR	Ypsilanti, MI
25	Amanze Ngumezi	F	6′-9″	235	SO	Savannah, GA
30	Mike Peake	F	6′-8″	220	FR	Chicago, IL
32	Stan Turnier	G	6′-4″	185	FR	Louisville, KY

Scouting Report

Georgia (10-5, 0-2 SEC) fell to Auburn 82-60 on Saturday in Auburn. As in other games this season, Georgia led early by as many as eight points. But an Samir Doughty layup with 8:20 remaining in the first half gave Auburn its first lead at 18-16. Auburn would go on to lead 35-24 at the half. In the second half things got really uglier quickly with Auburn out-scoring the Bulldogs 11-5 to start the second stanza and give the Tigers a 48-29 lead with just under 16 minutes to play in regulation. The lead grew to 20 with 12:47 remaining on two Doughty free throws. Auburn led by as much as 26 points on the way to the Tigers third SEC victory in three tries. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 18. Doughty’s 17 points led the Tigers. The Tigers also out-rebounded UGA 41-33.

Anthony Edwards (18.7 ppg) leads the Bulldogs in scoring. He’s also the top 3-point shooting threat with 32 made threes. Forward Rayshaun Hammonds (13.6 ppg) is the only other double digit scorer for the Bulldogs. Georgia has a sound offense and is fourth in the SEC in scoring offense (78.7 ppg). The Bulldogs are also fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (46.1%). Georgia is 13th in the SEC in scoring defense (73.9 ppg). Georgia also struggles in field goal defense (13th, 43.6%) and 3-point defense (12th, 33.3%). Two more superlatives, Georgia is third in the SEC in assists (15.2 apg) and second in steals (8.1 spg).

Tennessee (10-5, 2-1 SEC) defeated South Carolina 56-55 on Saturday in Knoxville. This was a defensive battle with USC building a 16-10 lead with 8:21 to play in the first half. However, the Vols would go on a 9-0 run to take a 19-18 lead with five minutes to play in the half. A Jermaine Couisnard put the Gamecocks back up 24-22 with a little over a minute to play in the half. The Gamecocks led at halftime 26-25. In the second half South Carolina built a 39-31 lead with just under 14 minutes to play in the game. Jordan Bowden’s free throw with 9:56 to play in the game put the Vols back on top 42-41. Tennessee would go on to lead by as many as six with just over six minutes to play. South Carolina would get to within two points of the Vols three teams but never take the lead. Forward Jake Fulkerson led the Vols in scoring with 15 points. South Carolina big man Maik Kotsar was the game’s leading scorer with 17, most of those coming in the paint. The Gamecocks out-shot the Vols 33% to 26% from field goal range but the Vols won from 3-point range making six shots compared to two makes.

Guard Jordan Bowden leads Tennessee in scoring (11.8 ppg) followed by forward John Fulkerson (11.4 ppg). Bowden is the team’s top 3-point shooting threat with 26 made 3-point shots. 6-foot-6 Josiah-Jordan James is the team’s top rebounder (6.0 rpg). Tennessee is 13th in the SEC in scoring offense (33.3 ppg) and second in the league in scoring defense (59.3 ppg). The Vols are 9th in the league in 3-point shooting accuracy (31.6%) and 13th in the conference in field goal shooting (42.1%). The Vols are also second in the conference in blocked shots (5.9 bpg) and tied with Kentucky for first assists (15.3 apg).

Georgia’s played a tough opening SEC slate with losses to Kentucky and Auburn. This is not last season’s Tennessee team. They are a probably destined to be a middle of the pack SEC team this season. Meanwhile the Bulldogs are much improved. Georgia should win this game at home.

Tennessee-Georgia Prediction

Georgia 82, Tennessee 76

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. TV: ESPNU.