It’s over. Just like that it’s all over for Tennessee basketball. It’s hard to accept or come to terms with, but that’s the nature of a single elimination tournament. That’s what makes March, well — March.
Tennessee went 26-9, captured a share of the SEC Championship, completed the regular season sweep of Kentucky and made a Sunday appearance in the SEC Tournament. Yet it all feels empty, thanks to a jumper from Clayton Custer that hit every part of the rim and dropped on Saturday night.
That game against Loyola-Chicago is still tough to swallow, considering Kyle Alexander’s absence and honestly — the sheer amount of bounces at the rim that went the Ramblers’ way.