The Tennessee Volunteers took on the Missouri Tigers on Saturday in an extremely competitive SEC battle. The game went down to the wire, and a game-winner resulted in heartbreak for the Volunteers yet again.
The Volunteers suffered a brutal defeat on Thursday against the Vanderbilt Commodores. They lost that matchup via a game-winner from Commodores guard Tyrin Lawrence.
Tennessee suffered an extremely similar defeat on Saturday. Missouri guard D’Andre Gholston hit an unbelievable game-winning three that left Volunteer fans in attendance absolutely speechless.
No. 6 Tennessee loses on a buzzer-beating three AGAIN!
This time it's Missouri getting it done. 🏀🧅 https://t.co/AJzy4uHhmD pic.twitter.com/zkjwYg25av
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) February 12, 2023
Tennessee came into the matchup ranked No.6 in the country, which will certainly drop after these back-to-back losses. The Volunteers came back from a 17-point deficit in this matchup, and unfortunately just could not close the game.
Many around the college basketball world praised Missouri for the unbelievable win at the buzzer.
HOLY MISSOURI!!! TENNESSEE BEAT AT THE BUZZER AGAIN!!
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) February 12, 2023
Missouri 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/fg8Ye6hbiW
— BetOnline (@BetOnline_ag) February 12, 2023
MISSOURI STUNS NO. 6 TENNESSEE AT THE BUZZER 🤯
A prayer at the buzzer lifts the Tigers past the Volunteers in dramatic fashion 🔥 pic.twitter.com/egUsaw05gL
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 12, 2023
Others certainly feel for Tennessee for their brutal luck at the end of games recently.
That’s two buzzer-beater losses in a four-day span for Tennessee. Rough stuff.pic.twitter.com/ltlvKBYmUZ
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) February 12, 2023
Gates of Hell level brutality for Tennessee.
Vols lose back-to-back games on buzzer beating three-point shots!
In other news, there will be a shortage of Jack Daniels tonight in Knoxville.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 12, 2023
Rough week for Tennessee fans 😬 pic.twitter.com/0qLan1Z1uW
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 12, 2023
The Volunteers are typically an extremely tough team to beat at home. Since the 2020-21 season, they hold a 40-5 record at Thompson-Boling Arena. Of those five losses in that span for Tennessee, two of them come against the Missouri Tigers.
Since the start of the 2020-2021 season, Tennessee has a 40-5 record at home. Two of those losses have come against #Mizzou.
— Sammy Stava (@StavaonSTL) February 12, 2023
This game-winner is certainly a massive one for Missouri in terms of their chances of making the NCAA Tournament. They came into the matchup as a projected 10 seed according to ESPN’s Joe Linardi. This win should further cement their increasingly impressive resume to end up in the 68-team tournament come March.
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About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.