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Barnes praises defense, Vols’ ability to ‘find a way’ following win over Georgia Tech

A little over a week before Tennessee’s first true test against the Louisville Cardinals, Tennessee got stuck in a rock fight. It was an ugly, physical slobber-knocker on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena against Georgia Tech.

Even though the offense was stagnant and the open shots weren’t falling, the game was never really in doubt. Georgia Tech was only able to cut the lead to seven points, but Tennessee found some sort of answer every time they needed one.

“Tough game,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said after the game. “I thought both teams played really hard on the defensive end, and as we knew we’d be in long possessions.