In the first half, this game reeked of same old, same old: Alabama led 36-22 at the break, the Vols couldn’t score against what was the 12th best defense in the nation in KenPom, and on top of that the Tide were 7-of-9 from the arc in the first 20 minutes. Bama pushed the lead to 16 90 seconds into the second half.
The run, appropriately, was sparked by a Lew Evans three.
After scoring 22 points in the first half, the Vols put up 15 in less than five minutes by attacking Alabama’s defense inside.