Tennessee beats Georgia on a buzzer beater from Brian Williams

Tennessee's wild season continues.

Just three days after coming back from 17 points down to beat Vanderbilt at home, Tennessee went into Stegeman Coliseum and knocked off Georgia 59-57. And boy, did they do it in exciting fashion:


Here's a view from the student section:



Now I pose to you this question, oh loyal reader: can you figure the Vols out?

They had lost six of nine to a bevy of mediocre competition -- Oakland, Charlotte, Arkansas, Charleston, USC, and Florida. Prior to that, they knocked off both Pitt and Villanova, and since they have beaten Vanderbilt after being down 17 and now have won at a place that Kentucky lost.

Granted, this was a bit of a lucky win. The Vols got bailed out on a Josh Bone jumper with two minutes left that came after the shot clock had expired to put them up 55-54. On the next possession, Melvin Goins left his feet and threw a prayer to Brian Williams that somehow ended up in the big man's hands for a layup that extended the lead to 57-54. And after Dustin Ware tied the game with a three, Williams' game-winner came on a rebound where he looked very close to being over-the-back.

At the end of the day, this Vols team has talent. When he is being aggressive and slashing to the basket, Scotty Hopson is one of the best players in the conference. They have a number of guys that can get out and defend on the perimeter. John Fields and Williams proved just how good they are as interior defenders by holding Trey Thompkins, who has been playing excellent basketball of late, to just 13 points on 4-13 shooting and four rebounds.

The question is whether or not they are going to show up to play. When they do, they can compete when anyone. When they don't, they can lose to anyone.

If you're a gambler, I'd suggest avoiding the Vols this season.