Tennessee basketball rebounded from its 76-75 loss to Vanderbilt with a 68-56 win against Mississippi State on Tuesday.

What head coach Rick Barnes said after No. 6 Tennessee’s 68-56 win over No. 14 Mississippi State Tuesday night at Food City Center: Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier being more active on defense and if that helps open up things for him on offense “I do think it helps when he’s locked in defensively.

Rick Barnes coached at Texas for 17 seasons, winning more than 400 games before he was fired in 2015 and hired at Tennessee.