From the onset, the Vols defense had no answer for the Aggies’ Wade Taylor and Tyrece Radford, as the duo poured in a combined 52 points and seven 3s. By contrast, UT shot just 37 percent from the field and lost by a 69-85 figure that still somehow belies how close the game actually was.
With under 15 minutes left in the game, Tennessee’s deficit crept all the way to 22 points, while UT spent the majority of the game with Dalton Knecht as the teams’ only double-figure scorer. As good as the Vols’ offense has been lately, it was the defense that pulled a no show in College Station.