Tennessee dropped Saturday’s basketball game to Villanova 71-53, and here are three things.
It’s a big loss and also not a big deal
College basketball seasons are long. Tennessee’s scheduled to play 30-ish games, not counting any possible contests that will occur during the SEC Tournament, nor any that will ideally occur during March Madness.
So, while any loss against a top-5 team is a squandered opportunity, Tennessee dropping this game to Villanova isn’t the dire situation that one might think it is from scrolling through #VolTwitter during and after the game.