National Basketball Association
Tennessee 74, Louisiana State 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
10476
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TENNESSEE 74, LSU 69: Jarnell Stokes scored a career-high 18 points and the host Volunteers held the Tigers to two field goals in overtime in a battle of NCAA Tournament bubble teams.
Tennessee (17-13, 9-6 SEC) trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half and 11 at halftime. The Volunteers answered with an 11-2 outburst in the first four minutes of the second stanza, and didn't take their first lead until Cameron Tatum’s 3-pointer opened the scoring in the extra session.
LSU (17-12, 7-8 SEC) missed four field goals and a free throw in the final two minutes of regulation, and fell into an insurmountable 72-66 hole with less than a minute to go in overtime.
Justin Hamilton’s 17 points led LSU, which has lost consecutive games for the first time since ending January in a three-game slide.
The Volunteers, picked to finish 11th in the SEC preseason poll, clinched a winning record in SEC play and can still finish as high as second pending the outcomes of this weekend's games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee now has won three straight and eight of its past 10. … Jeronne Maymon, the Volunteers’ top scorer and rebounder in league play, was scoreless at the half but finished with 14. … The Volunteers’ Trae Golden also scored 14 points. … Tennessee attempted zero free throws and failed to grab an offensive board in the first half. … Anthony Hickey (12 points) and Johnny O’Bryant (11) also reached double figures for LSU. … Rarely used reserve Chris Bass got the start for the Tigers, as they held their senior night festivities.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Jarnell Stokes 18 |
Scoring |
Justin Hamilton 17 |
|
Trae Golden 4 |
Assists |
Anthony Hickey 3 |
|
Jarnell Stokes 7 |
Rebounds |
Justin Hamilton 9 |
|
Trae Golden 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Hamilton 7 |
|
Skylar McBee 2 |
Steals |
Chris Bass 1 |
|
Yemi Makanjuola 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Hamilton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee
|
74 |
51.0 |
5-9 |
19-22 |
11 |
28 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
| Louisiana State
|
69 |
42.9 |
5-13 |
16-23 |
11 |
30 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
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