National Basketball Association
Tennessee 82, Louisiana State 72
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
15086
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Tennessee 82, Louisiana State 72: Jordan McRae scored a career-high 34 points, making all six of his 3-point attempts, to lead the host Volunteers past the Tigers.
Trae Golden scored 20 points and Jarnell Stokes added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Tennessee (15-10, 7-6 SEC), which improved to 11-3 at home. Following an 88-58 victory over defending national champion Kentucky on Saturday, Tennessee beat LSU to extend its win streak to four games.
Johnny O’Bryant III had 24 points and a team-high eight rebounds to lead LSU (15-9, 6-7), which had its two-game win streak snapped and fell to 3-7 on the road. Anthony Hickey scored 14 points and Malik Morgan added 12.
LSU’s Hickey made a 3-pointer to cut Tennessee’s lead to 29-25 with 4:13 left in the first half, but the Volunteers went on an 11-5 run and took a 40-30 lead into halftime. The Tigers cut it to 71-65 on Hickey’s 3-pointer with 4:09 left but could get no closer.
Tennessee improved to 61-43 in the series against LSU and has won the last five meetings. The Vols are 29-16 against the Tigers in Knoxville.
GAME NOTEBOOK: McRae’s 34 points are the most by a Tennessee player in six seasons. He shot a career-best 13-for-18 from the field. … The Volunteers were 10-for-15 from 3-point range, tying a school record for 3-point field goal percentage (66.7). … Tennessee’s Stokes has 11 double-doubles and is tied with LSU’s O’Bryant III for the SEC lead.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Tennessee |
|
Johnny O'Bryant III 24 |
Scoring |
Jordan McRae 34 |
|
Anthony Hickey 4 |
Assists |
Trae Golden 8 |
|
Johnny O'Bryant III 8 |
Rebounds |
Jarnell Stokes 11 |
|
Johnny O'Bryant III 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Trae Golden 8 |
|
Anthony Hickey 2 |
Steals |
Jordan McRae 3 |
|
Jalen Courtney 1 |
Blocks |
Armani Moore 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
72 |
45.6 |
6-18 |
14-18 |
12 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
| Tennessee
|
82 |
57.4 |
10-15 |
18-21 |
14 |
25 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
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