Rick Barnes recaps Tennessee’s win against Ole Miss

Rick Barnes recaps Tennessee’s win against Ole Miss.

No. 5 Tennessee (11-3, 1-0 SEC) defeated No. 19 Ole Miss (13-1, 0-1 SEC), 90-64, on Saturday at Food City Center to open Southeastern Conference play.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes recapped the Vols’ performance against Ole Miss.

Barnes said it was “no doubt” Tennessee’s most complete game of the season.

“We had not put together complete games (before Christmas) and I do think we played a complete game against Norfolk State,” Barnes said. “I thought it was, and what I mean by that, it’s not just the effort defensively, but trying to get, we gotta continue to get better, but trying to get guys to be confident and take their shots.

“Tonight, the biggest thing was communication. I thought our guys really communicated extremely well.”

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