Tennessee opened the home portion of their SEC schedule on Tuesday night with a dominating performance against Mississippi State. From the opening tip, this one was over. The Volunteers came out red hot from three-point range. They built up a big lead — even before one of the most important players on the team took the floor.
Josiah-Jordan James returned to the rotation against the Bulldogs, appearing in his first game in nearly a month. We last saw him on December 7th against Eastern Kentucky, playing on a pitch count. He once again was on a minute restriction on Wednesday, but it sounds like things have been trending in the right direction on that front.