As they continue to struggle with consistency, Tennessee basketball is back on the road Saturday afternoon for a crucial SEC matchup. After their worst loss of the year, at home to a .500 team, on Tuesday, the Vols now have to face a team that is red-hot.
UT heads to Starkville to face Ben Howland’s Mississippi State Bulldogs. MSU is coming off a huge 78-71 road win at the Florida Gators. This is the first of a string of tough games for Rocky Top to truly test Rick Barnes’ program.
Both of these teams are fighting to get to the NCAA Tournament, so this could end up being a regular season game with huge implications.