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Rick Barnes: Nate Ament learning college basketball is ‘a whole lot harder’
- Tennessee’s No. 13 team fell 62-60 to Syracuse as Nate Ament struggled with 11 points and seven turnovers in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
- Coach Rick Barnes stressed the learning curve, saying Ament must go through the fire and learn when to press or pull back.
- Ament entered the game averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, signaling the high expectations for his adaptation to college basketball.
- Jaylen Carey provided a spark for Tennessee with 22 points off the bench.
- Syracuse capitalized late, making critical plays to close out the game as Tennessee struggled with turnovers and shot selection.
- Barnes noted Ament is not yet a pure perimeter player and must adjust to college-level responsibilities.
- Ament showed resilience, remaining motivated as Tennessee navigates his development.
- Tennessee teammates struggled with shooting and turnovers in the challenging game at Syracuse.
- Barnes attributed some shot selection and turnover issues to the overall learning curve of integrating Ament into the lineup.
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