Through the first month of the season, Dalton Knecht was unstoppable. Over the last week? Well, we’ve seen him struggle for the first time since arriving in Knoxville. Knecht scored just two points against NC State, which followed a seven point outing against Georgia Southern. That’s a far cry from the 20 points per game that he was averaging to open the season.
Frankly, considering how loaded with veterans that this roster already was, it was a bit of a surprise to see him come along so quickly. Tennessee won in a completely different way on Saturday against NC State, riding the hot shooting of Josiah-Jordan James and Zakai Zeigler.