The Tennessee Vols have developed a bad habit this season that head coach Rick Barnes is hoping to see end. For whatever reason, it feels like the Vols foul an opponent on a three-point attempt once a week.

Tennessee basketball topped Mississippi State 68-56 on Tuesday at Food City Center to improve to 4-2 in SEC play.

What head coach Rick Barnes said after No. 6 Tennessee’s 68-56 win over No. 14 Mississippi State Tuesday night at Food City Center: Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier being more active on defense and if that helps open up things for him on offense “I do think it helps when he’s locked in defensively.

Tennessee basketball and Vanderbilt play Saturday in Nashville for the first meeting since Mark Byington was hired as the Commodores coach.

The Vols defeated No. 14 Mississippi State (15-4, 3-3 SEC), 68-56. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed the Vols’ top 15 win against the Bulldogs.

Chaz Lanier had 2 free throws at the end of Tennessee basketball's game vs Vanderbilt, making one but missing the 2nd that would have tied the game.

Rick Barnes has already done this. The Tennessee basketball coach is returning to Texas again, going back to his home for 17 years and to the school he coached to more than 400 wins. There is one ...

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Predictions, picks and odds as No. 6 Tennessee basketball faces Vanderbilt. Plus, injury updates and the latest news.

Rick Barnes blasted the "ridiculous" defensive lapses from Tennessee veterans, including a pair of fouls on 3-pointers in Saturday's 76-75 loss to Vanderbilt.

Rick Barnes called Zakai Zeigler a "comfort blanket" after Tennessee basketball beat Georgia on Wednesday. A Philadelphia sports fan, who went on a misogynistic tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan in viral video, lost his job and won't be allowed to ever attend another Eagles home game, officials said Tuesday.

Vanderbilt (15-3, 3-2 SEC) defeated No. 6 Tennessee (16-2, 3-2 SEC), 76-75, on Saturday Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed the Vols’ loss.