KNOXVILLE – No shot was bigger in Tennessee’s basketball victory against Ole Miss on Wednesday than the 3-pointer Jordan Bowden made from the wing with the shot clock winding down and less than a minute remaining in a two-point game.
The freshman wouldn’t mind more big-shot opportunities coming his way.
“I would say that’s probably the biggest so far (in my career),” Bowden said before the Volunteers practiced at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday ahead of today’s visit from Georgia.
Bowden’s shot pushed the Vols’ lead to five and sealed a win they badly needed for their NCAA tournament hopes.
The Knoxville product played more than 30 minutes for the fourth straight game, and in that span he averaged 12 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals – all increases over his season averages – and shot 23 free throws after attempting just 33 in the first 20 games of the season.