KNOXVILLE – Vols basketball coach Bruce Pearl had seen enough.
So with two quick technical fouls he shook hands with Bobby Cremins and missed the final five-plus minutes of the College of Charleston’s 91-78 drubbing of the Vols on Friday afternoon.
“I just wanted to get Tony Jones some reps,” Pearl quipped after the loss. “Historically, I’ve been ejected three times.”
The final minutes were a mere formality where the only the final score, not the victor, was in question.
“Defense is our greatest challenge,” Pearl said. “In the games where we’ve got beat, guards have taken advantage of us. Tonight, the College of Charleston guards took full advantage of us.”