Rick Barnes: Vols-Heels not just about Williams-Maye matchup

Posted Dec 13, 2017
The premier matchup in Sunday’s showdown between 20th-ranked Tennessee and seventh-ranked North Carolina is easy to spot. UNC’s Luke Maye and Tennessee’s Grant Williams are two of the nation’s best power forwards. Vols coach Rick Barnes wasn’t having any of that, though, saying he’s not even sure if the two will spend most of the day guarding each other. (247 Sports)

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