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Tennessee basketball: 2018-19 Vols season by the numbers

By Billy Williford

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 28: The Tennessee Volunteers huddle prior to the game against the Purdue Boilermakers during the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 28: The Tennessee Volunteers huddle prior to the game against the Purdue Boilermakers during the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MARCH 28: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers is defended by Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MARCH 28: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers is defended by Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

No.2 – Defense by the numbers

5- percent: One of the best defensive games Tennessee played was against the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC season opener. The Vols held Georgia to 1-for-20 from the three-point line for a percentage of five percent.

9- opponents over 50 percent from inside the arc: Tennessee had a fantastic interior defense this past season which we will highlight later. However, in nine games the Vols gave up a two-point percentage of 50 percent or higher. They had a 5-4 record in those games with wins over Vanderbilt, Mississippi State Arkansas, Wake Forest, and Kentucky.

18- teams under three-point average (made): There was a lot of talk about how Tennesse’s three-point defense wasn’t great. And, that is a fair criticism. However, in 18 games the Vols held teams under their three-point average for made three’s.

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35.9- percentage of points from the three-point line: Again, the Vols’ three-point percentage defense wasn’t great. The allowed opposing teams to get 35.9 percent of their points from the three-point line. Just for a point of reference, the Vols got 26.1 percent of there points from beyond the three-point line, and the national average was 32 percent.

44.7- two-point defense percentage: I know this is a larger number than others on the page by 44.7 percent on two-point defense is really good. In fact, it ranked inside the top-25 in the country.

237- three-point defense: The biggest number on the page and one of the biggest in the nation was the Vols’ three-point defense. Tennessee gave up 35.4 percent to opposing teams from deep which ranked near the bottom of the nation.

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