KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s basketball Volunteers have six days until their next game.
They likely will spend most of their practice hours during that time working on box-out drills.
Pittsburgh converted 17 offensive rebounds into 18 crucial second-chance points Saturday evening as the 17th-ranked Panthers earned a 61-56 win over the Vols before a crowd of 17,249 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“We did everything right but keep them off the offensive glass,” said UT forward Kenny Hall, who scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds.
The Vols (3-4) held the Panthers to 42 percent shooting and limited guard Ashton Gibbs, a two-time All-Big East selection, to 16 points on 21 shots. But Pitt (6-1) grabbed key rebounds for easy points in a game that was defensive and physical.