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Texas Hoops: No.1 Tennessee is coming to town while licking some wounds...

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Game 16: Texas (11-4, 0-2 SEC) vs. #1/1 Tennessee (14-1, 1-1 SEC)

Saturday, January 11, 2025 - 5 p.m. Central

Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) on the call.

• RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.

• SERIES: Tennessee leads, 5-4. Last meeting: Tennessee 62-58 (March 23, 2024; Charlotte, N.C.

Notables

• LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY: Texas will be looking for its first win in program history against an AP No. 1 opponent on Saturday. The Longhorns defeated UCLA when the Bruins were No. 1 in the coaches poll in the 2007-08 season.

• HISTORICAL WEEK: This marks just the sixth time in the last 30 seasons that a team has faced The AP No. 1 AND AP No. 2 team in a single calendar week. Texas is the FIRST team to host the AP No. 1 AND No. 2 teams in the same poll week since Missouri in 1997.

• KALUMA'S CAREER NIGHT: Senior F Arthur Kaluma posted collegiate career highs in points (34), field goals made (12-16) and three-point field goals made (5-6) while adding eight boards, two assists and two blocks in 38 minutes during Tuesday's contest against No. 2/2 Auburn.
 
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