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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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