Tennessee has the country's best defense, holding teams to an average of 37% from the field. It’s said that defense wins championships, which isn’t a wrong sentiment.
But sometimes the defense fails you.
Ole Miss, who had lost nine of the last 10 versus Tennessee, played spoiler on Wednesday night at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion, holding off the No. 4 Vols 78-76. Igor Milicic had a look at the basket as time expired, but his shot rolled off the rim.
It’s hard to win when just about every shot goes in for the opposing team down the stretch, especially from one player (more on that in a bit).