UTC Basketball: Men and Women at Home Today

Men play at noon; women vs. UT at 7 p.m.

  • Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Football is the traditional sport during Thanksgiving, but for Mocs fans it will be basketball, basketball and more basketball the next two days at McKenzie Arena.

The UTC men host three other teams in the Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland tournament, while the UTC women have a much anticipated game with undefeated and No.5 Tennessee.

Wednesday – UTC Men 

Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland – UTC Men

Noon – UTC (1-3) vs.

Robert Morris (1-3)

2:30 pm. (approx.) – Coastal Carolina (3-1) vs. Lousiana-Monroe (2-1)

Thursday

Noon – consolation game … 2:30 p.m. (approx. time) championship

Wednesday - UTC Women (3-2)

7 p.m.  vs.  No.5 Tennessee (4-0)

UTC (3-2) is fresh from a 76-65 home win against Austin Peay Monday to face talented and highly ranked Tennessee … Lady Vols hold a 20-1 lead in the series … UTC defeated UT, 80-71, in Dec. 2012 in McKenzie Arena … UTC is playing its second top 5 team in six days, losing at No.1 Notre Dame this past Friday … No.2 Stanford comes to town Dec. 17.

Keys to Beating UT … “We cannot turn the ball over and not let them have a feast on the boards,” said UTC coach Jim Foster

In the UTC win Dec. 9, 2012, UTC had 13 turnovers and the Lady Vols had 26 … UTC shot 46% from the field, while UT shot 38% … UT won the rebounding war, 53-31, but lost by nine.

UTC-UT Tickets 

Tickets: Lower Level (blue seats) - $20 …

Upper Level (Gold Circle) - $15 … youth reserved - $5

Upper Level Reserved - $5-$15

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net

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