National Basketball Association
Tennessee 67, Tennessee St. 46
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# James Barker, # Kipp Kissinger, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
13459
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Tennessee 67, Tennessee State 46: Kevin Punter scored 18 points while Josh Richardson contributed 16 points and eight assists as the Volunteers handed the visiting Tigers their 10th straight loss.
Robert Hubbs III scored a season-high 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and Armani Moore grabbed 11 rebounds for Tennessee (7-4), which outscored the Tigers 25-6 over the final 12:49 and won for the fifth time in its last six games. The Volunteers made 13 of their season-high 29 attempts from beyond the arc and won their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Marcus Roper led Tennessee State (2-11) with 16 points, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range, while Jay Harris added 15 points on five 3-pointers. Darreon Reddick added seven points but committed seven of the Tigers’ 16 turnovers.
Tennessee led by as many as 14 in the first half before the Tigers closed on a 13-2 run to cut the deficit to 29-26 at the break. Harris drained a 3-pointer to put Tennessee State ahead 38-37 with 14:33 left before the Volunteers took control with a 16-2 run over the next seven minutes.
Tennessee State, which has scored more than 60 points once during its 10-game losing streak, pulled within 55-43 on Harris’ 3-pointer with just under seven minutes left. The Tigers tired down the stretch, however, and Richardson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the Volunteers’ lead to 61-43 with just over three minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee, which held a 25-0 edge in points off turnovers, improved to 55-2 all-time against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference. … Punter was 7-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range. … Tennessee State was 11-of-23 from 3-point range but 1-of-5 from the foul line.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee St. |
|
Tennessee |
|
Marcus Roper 16 |
Scoring |
Kevin Punter 18 |
|
Charles Tucker 4 |
Assists |
Josh Richardson 8 |
|
Christian Mekowulu 6 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 11 |
|
Christian Mekowulu 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Armani Moore 2 |
|
Zachary Lee 1 |
Steals |
Kevin Punter 4 |
|
Xavier Richards 1 |
Blocks |
Derek Reese 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee St.
|
46 |
36.2 |
11-23 |
1-5 |
14 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
| Tennessee
|
67 |
42.6 |
13-29 |
8-12 |
18 |
33 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
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