AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes didn’t turn toward the Tennessee bench and spike the water bottle in his hand because he thought the walk called on Felix Okpara was wrong. The head coach admitted ...

4 days ago · AUBURN, Ala. — What head coach Rick Barnes said after No. 6 Tennessee’s 53-51 loss to No. 1 Auburn Saturday night at Neville Arena: If he was happy with Tennessee’s two final offensive possessions, the Igor Milicic shot and Zakai Zeigler’s corner three “I think they made a block (on Milicic), but again, he was aggressive, took it there.

4 days ago · AUBURN, Ala. — Rick Barnes has a tell. The Tennessee basketball coach fidgets during his postgame news conferences when he is frustrated. He plays with a water bottle. He taps his hands on the ...

4 days ago · Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the media following the Vols' last-second loss at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday night. Here's everything he had to say about what took place in the game.

4 days ago · Rick Barnes: Felix Okpara was held on late travel at Auburn. Barnes called timeout with 1:34 to play and set up the inbound play. Igor Milicic Jr. passed to Okpara, who had Broome defending him ...

3 days ago · What made him so happy after No. 6 Tennessee’s 53-51 loss to No. 1 Auburn, with the Tigers hitting a gut-punch go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to bury the upset bid by the Vols. “I should be positive,” Barnes said. “They fought hard all night long … were we perfect? No, we weren’t perfect.”

4 days ago · Head coach Rick Barnes speaks to an official during a game against MTSU at Food City Center. Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Cole Moore/RTI. AUBURN, Ala. — Tennessee basketball led Auburn 51-49 with 92 seconds remaining in its top 10 tilt on the Plains on Saturday night.The Vols were inbounding the ball in the front court out of a timeout.

Tennessee was unable to leave Auburn with a victory over the No. 1 team in the country over the weekend, losing 53-51 to the Tigers on the road after failing to score in the final two minutes of ...

4 days ago · Rick Barnes coaches Tennessee during a game against Western Carolina at Food City Center. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Cole Moore/RTI. Tennessee basketball came up just short at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday night, falling to the Tigers 53-51 on the Plains.

3 days ago · Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes talked about what he learned about his Volunteers basketball team following the 2-pt road loss to the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers. Tennessee allowed a ...