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Vols 11, Oakland 2, 15:12/1stH.

Media timeout on the floor.

Stokes to the line for 2 FTs after the break.

Vols 15, Oakland 2, 13:00/1stH.

UT not overlooking the Golden Grizzlies this time.

I respect the heck out of Kampe (OU's coach). Been with the Oakland program since age 27 (29 years!) and built them from a D2 school to a respectable d1 mid-major program. Is it true he was considered as a Pearl replacement?

Vols 17, Oakland 5, 11:21/1stH.

Media timeout on the floor.

McStacheBeard just whistled for a charge.

Welcome aboard!

This defense is brutal right now

Oakland is 4-of-18 from the floor and 0-of-8 from 3.

Golden lobs a length-of-the-court pass to Stokes, who catches ahead of the pack and slams.

Vols get another stop, and Stokes to the line after the media timeout.

Vols 31, Oakland 12, 3:42/1stH.

lets see how we handle this zone

HALFTIME IN KNOXVILLE: Tennessee 38, Oakland 15.

Vols putting on a defensive clinic, holding Oakland to 15.6% shooting.

Oakland averages 73 points per game and shoots 45.6 percent from the floor.

15 points on 15.6 percent shooting in the first half.

Coming into tonight Oakland is averaging 1.014 pts per possession which is just slightly inside the top 150 (or not anything special). they haven't shot the 3 well but have been a little better than 50% from inside the arc. so they aren't a great offensive team, so far. but right now we are holding them to .501 pts per and an eFG% of 17%. that's crazy good, I don't care who you are playing. Best defensive half of the Martin era.