Tennessee fell to Florida State on Friday night in Destin, unable to come back from one of the sloppiest starts you’ll ever see from a Rick Barnes team. The Seminoles built a 14-2 lead in the opening minutes as the Volunteers threw away turnover after turnover in the opening minutes.
They really never recovered, either.
Lamonte Turner turned in an ugly, but gutsy performance, keeping Tennessee alive down the stretch when they probably shouldn’t have been. Jordan Bowden’s offensive game was completely missing, however — something that’s going to be tough for this Tennessee team to overcome on any given night this year.