By james art 
Tennessee junior center Felix Ocpara is doubtful about the game on Saturday afternoon in Texas A&M, according to the Friday night injury report. The Ocpara does not train with Vols Friday in the center of Food City in Knoxville due to the number of legs/ankle.
The book was referred to as probable for the game last week in Kentucky due to ankle injury.
No. 6 Tennessee (21-5, 8-5 sec) and No. 7 Texas A&M (20-6, 9-4) are scheduled for lunch East Road at ESPN at Reed Arena at College.
An update of the injury before play will be issued around 10am on Saturday.
Felix Ocpara this season: 7.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 24.7 minutes per game
Okpara is an average of 7.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 24.7 minutes per game, starting all 26 games this season.
Vols had no match in the middle of the week this week, giving players a chance to rest.
“You would like to give them rest obviously,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes He said before the practice on Friday, “but for us, with the injuries we had, those who, whether it is a calf strain, big finger, those things that are difficult to handle. We won’t do it, but it helps and I think I hope he helped us when we get back to it now. “
Tennessee gathered from 16 points in the first half against Vanderbilt last Saturday in downtown Food City to win 81-76. Igor Milicic Jr. It was referred to as a probable injury report on Friday night before this game due to calf tension.
Barnes said after winning Vanderbilt that Milicic did not practice during the week leading to the game, which also included a loss 75-64 in Kentucky on February 11.
Tennessee is dealing with November injuries
Originally the injury bug bites Vols in November when a sophomore ahead JP Estrella underwent a foot surgery in the season and a sophomore wing Cam Carr There was surgery to repair a torn ligament in his thumb. Carr was transferred from the program on December 23, landing on Baylor last month.
Both senior point guardian Zakai Zeigler And Milician missed the 64-44 victory over Florida on February 1, with Zaggler coming with a right knee injury and Milic excluded due to illness. Both players returned to the next game, win over Missouri.
Tennessee returns to the road on Tuesday at LSU and hosted # 4 Alabama on March 1 in Knoxville. Vols are closing the regular season with a road game in Ole Miss on March 5 and a senior day against South Carolina on March 8 in Knoxville.
“The biggest (the focus of) the week for us was trying to heal the boys,” Barnes said. “We had to change our schedule the way we initially put it because we just had guys who, some injuries that, to be quite honest, I’m not sure they would be 100% better because of where they were where they were S
“So this week we tried to manage this more than anything else.”