Tennessee basketball had its worst offensive game in Rick Barnes' 10 seasons, but Barnes' main concern was elsewhere in the 30-point loss at Florida.

It happened right in front of the Tennessee bench. The corner of the court directly in front of head coach Rick Barnes. Vanderbilt moved the ball for a corner 3-point attempt from Jason Edwards and Zakai Zeigler closed out hard on the play,

Chaz Lanier started practicing his free-throw motion before he ever stepped to the line. Tennessee’s fifth-year senior guard had just been inexplicably fouled in the backcourt with 2.8 seconds left and Vanderbilt leading the Vols by two points.

Tennessee basketball scored the fewest points in a game under Rick Barnes in its 73-43 loss at Florida on Tuesday.

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Chaz Lanier had 2 free throws at the end of Tennessee basketball's game vs Vanderbilt, making one but missing the 2nd that would have tied the game.

Chaz Lanier is averaging 8.3 points per game in his past three SEC games after scoring five in Tennessee's win against Georgia.

Rick Barnes' first remark to the Tennessee basketball team was positive Tuesday. The coach told his players that its 30-point loss at Florida would ultimately be good for the No. 1 Vols.

(AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and ... getting thumped 73-43 at No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night. This one was over shortly after it tipped. Tennessee (14-1 ...

Tennessee senior point guard Zakai Zeigler has been on the floor for 38 minutes in three games this season and 37 minutes in three more.

The Tennessee Volunteers dropped their game against in-state rival Vanderbilt on Saturday. Head coach Rick Barnes watched his team struggle with the Commodores’ defensive pressure throughout the game, but that pressure didn’t amount to anything he wasn’t happy to see SEC officials let everyone play through.

Rick Barnes didn’t mince words about No. 6 Tennessee‘s costly defensive lapses in Saturday’s 76-75 upset loss vs. unranked Vanderbilt inside Nashville’s Memorial Gymnasium. Especially when the culprits of those lapses are two of the Volunteers’ most veteran players.