When you’re leading a team by 15 points in basketball in a defensive struggle in the second half, the formula would seem to be smart shots and relying on tough defense to win the game.
That is, of course, unless you are Tennessee.
The Vols blew a 48-33 second half lead and a six-point lead with less than three minutes to go in Tuscaloosa Tuesday night against the Alabama Crimson Tide to lose 63-57, a common theme for this team throughout the season as they consistently show no consistency in learning the up-tempo system employed under first-year head coach Rick Barnes.