A pair of hot squads square off when the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (12-0) host the Norfolk State Spartans (9-6) on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The Volunteers are putting their 12-game winning streak on the line versus the Spartans, winners of three in a row.

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Tennessee vs. Norfolk State Game Info

• When: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
• Where: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
• TV: SEC Network+

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Tennessee Stats Insights

• The Volunteers make 49.4% of their shots from the field this season, which is 8.4 percentage points higher than the Spartans have allowed to their opponents (41%).
• Tennessee has a 10-0 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 41% from the field.
• The Spartans are the 341st-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Volunteers sit at 40th.
• The Volunteers score 12.1 more points per game (81.2) than the Spartans give up (69.1).
• Tennessee has a 10-0 record when scoring more than 69.1 points.

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Norfolk State Stats Insights

• The Spartans have shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 13.8 percentage points higher than the 34.5% shooting opponents of the Volunteers have averaged.
• Norfolk State is 9-6 when it shoots higher than 34.5% from the field.
• The Spartans are the 341st-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Volunteers sit at 87th.
• The Spartans put up 19.0 more points per game (75.6) than the Volunteers give up to opponents (56.6).
• Norfolk State is 9-3 when allowing fewer than 81.2 points.

Tennessee Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Tennessee averaged 82.6 points per game when playing at home last year, compared to 80.6 points per game in road games, a difference of two points per contest.
• The Volunteers allowed 62.8 points per game in home games last season, compared to 75.3 in away games.
• At home, Tennessee made 1.2 more three-pointers per game (9.3) than away from home (8.1). It also sported a higher three-point percentage at home (36.6%) compared to when playing on the road (32.4%).

Norfolk State Home & Away Comparison

• In 2024-25 Norfolk State is averaging 16.7 more points per game at home (87.5) than away (70.8).
• At home the Spartans are allowing 62.5 points per game, 11.2 fewer points than they are on the road (73.7).
• Norfolk State knocks down more 3-pointers at home (8.5 per game) than away (5.3). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (43%) than away (32.2%).

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