University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
March 02, 2002 | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2002
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Tennessee vs. Georgia
March. 2, 2002 - Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
? Tennessee improves to 14-15 (7-9 SEC) on the season ... Georgia falls to 21-8 (10-6 SEC) ... UT is 10-4 (5-3 SEC) at home this season ... The Vols have won four of their last five games at Thompson-Boling ... Tennessee has won its last five games on Senior Day.
? Today's game marked the final home game for Tennessee seniors Vincent Yarbrough, Del Baker and Jenis Grindstaff ... The trio were recognized in Senior Day ceremonies prior to today's game and all were in today's starting lineup ... The Class of 2002 has recorded 83 wins, tying it with 1985 class as second-most in UT history (Class of 2001 recorded 89 wins) ... Tennessee won two SEC Eastern Division titles, one SEC title and made three NCAA Tournament appearances over the past four seasons.
? Tennessee leads the series against Georgia 77-49 ... The Vols hold a 46-13 mark in games played in Knoxville ... UT has won 4 of the last 5 against the Bulldogs in Knoxville ... Georgia swept the season series a year ago ... The Bulldogs won this season's first meeting 73-70 at Athens when UGA's Erza Williams nailed a three-pointer with 0.2 seconds remaining.
? With today's win, Tennessee is 3-4 against ranked teams this season, including a 3-2 mark at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Georgia entered today's game ranked 16th by AP and 15th by the coaches.
? Vincent Yarbrough moved to eighth-place on UT's all-time scoring list today, passing Carl Widseth (1683) ... Yarbrough scored 17 points this afternoon to give him 1694 for his career.
? In next week's SEC Tournament, Tennessee will be the Eastern Division's No. 4 seed and will play the Western Division's No. 5 seed (Arkansas) in Thursday's second game at 3:15 p.m. (EST).
