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Smallish Vols bring feistiness

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson looks well beyond Tennessee's 11-11 record and its undersized personnel when he evaluates the Volunteers, who take on the Razorbacks tonight at 7 at Walton Arena.

Anderson sees a team that has been competitive on a game-by-game basis and is capable of scoring sprees that are largely the result of Coach Rick Barnes' trapping, pressure defense.

"They're just really getting after it," Anderson said. "They're disruptive on defense, have quick hands, and they're quick to the ball.

"They're short, but they're one of the better rebounding teams, and they're blocking shots.