Vols Look To Get 20th Win of the Year Saturday Against Georgia

(utsports.com) ATHENS, Ga. — No. 18 Tennessee is set for its first of two meetings in the final five games of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will tip at 6 p.m. ET and will be televised live on SEC Network and streamed online via WatchESPN.
The Vols (19-6, 9-4 SEC) will be looking to win their 20th game of the year, which would mark the first time UT has achieved the feat since 2013-14 and the first time in the regular season since 2009-10. Tennessee is coming off a 70-67 win over South Carolina on Tuesday, completing the 6-0 season sweep against its three “permanent” SEC opponents (Kentucky, South Carolina and Vanderbilt). Grant Williams hit a challenged layup with 11 seconds left to put Tennessee ahead by three points and forced the Gamecocks to take a contested three as time expired. Williams finished with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting, his sixth 20-point game of the season.

Georgia (14-11, 5-8 SEC) hasn’t been able to get in a consistent groove since starting conference play, but the Bulldogs do boast wins over Alabama and a season sweep over Florida, proving they can beat the league’s best teams on any given night. SEC Player of the Year candidate Yante Maten leads the Bulldogs in scoring (19.5 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg) and blocked shots (32), while ranking second in assists (42) and steals (13). UGA is coming off its first win in Gainesville since 2002, downing the Gators in overtime, 72-69, on Wednesday.

After Saturday night’s matchup, the Vols return home for a crucial game against the Florida Gators, who Tennessee (2nd) is currently one game ahead of in the SEC standings, on Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. After that, UT has back-to-back road games against Ole Miss (Feb. 24) and Mississippi State (Feb. 27).