National Basketball Association
Wichita St. 70, Tennessee 61
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2013
Where: Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Officials:
# Kipp Kissinger, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
14356
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No. 8 Wichita State 70, Tennessee 61: Tekele Cotton scored all 19 of his points in the second half as the host Shockers improved to 10-0 for the first time in school history.
Cleanthony Early finished with 13 points for Wichita State, which avenged a loss at Tennessee last season that prevented it from going 10-0. Darius Carter had 11 points and 14 rebounds off the bench.
Jordan McRae scored 26 points for Tennessee (6-3). His fellow starters combined to go 8-for-24 from the floor.
Neither team led by more than four points until Cotton tipped in a miss to give Wichita State a 39-34 lead with 15 minutes left. Jarnell Stokes had a dunk and a three-point play to lift Tennessee to a three-point advantage midway through the second half before Cotton had 11 points - including two after a blocked shot - in a 17-5 surge that gave the Shockers control.
The Volunteers got within seven on McRae's 3-pointer with just under two minutes left but could not get any closer. Tennessee was 15-for-24 from the line in its lowest-scoring effort this season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wichita State started 9-0 four times previously. ... F Jeronne Maymon had nine points and nine rebounds for Tennessee. ... The Shockers play another Southeastern Conference opponent Tuesday when they visit Alabama.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee |
|
Wichita St. |
|
Jordan McRae 26 |
Scoring |
Tekele Cotton 19 |
|
Antonio Barton 4 |
Assists |
Fred VanVleet 5 |
|
Jeronne Maymon 9 |
Rebounds |
Darius Carter 14 |
|
Jordan McRae 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tekele Cotton 9 |
|
Jeronne Maymon 1 |
Steals |
Tekele Cotton 2 |
|
Jordan McRae 1 |
Blocks |
Darius Carter 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee
|
61 |
38.5 |
6-20 |
15-24 |
11 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| Wichita St.
|
70 |
43.4 |
6-16 |
18-24 |
13 |
31 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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