National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 73, Tennessee 55
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
16051
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LSU 73, Tennessee 55: Jordan Mickey scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and tied his career high with seven blocks to lead the Tigers to their first win in Knoxville since 2009.
Keith Hornsby registered 16 points - including four 3-pointers - and dished out a game-high seven assists while Tim Quarterman added 13, six and six rebounds for LSU (18-7, 7-5 SEC), which snapped its six-game losing streak against the Volunteers. The Tigers, who won for just the second time in five games, shot 53.2 percent from the floor - including 9-for-19 from 3-point range.
Armani Moore recorded 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee (14-10, 6-6), which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Josh Richardson finished with 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting and Derek Reese added 11 for the Vols, who shot just 36.8 percent.
Coming off a bitter 71-69 loss to No. 1 Kentucky on Tuesday, LSU owed no signs of a hangover against the Volunteers, bolting to a 47-20 halftime lead. Mickey led the way with 15 points and five rebounds as the Tigers picked apart Tennessee's matchup zone defense by shooting 64 percent, including 7-for-10 from 3-point range.
Moore scored five points and the Vols forced four turnovers during a 13-0 run to cut LSU's lead to 48-33 with 16 1/2 minutes to go. Tennessee, which trailed by as many as 28 points in the second half, never got any closer than 15 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: LSU improved to 6-2 in road games, including 4-2 in SEC play. ... Mickey now has 15 double-doubles this season. ... Tennessee, which entered the game second in the SEC in steals (7.9), finished with 11.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Tennessee |
|
Jordan Mickey 20 |
Scoring |
Armani Moore 16 |
|
Keith Hornsby 7 |
Assists |
Armani Moore 2 |
|
Jordan Mickey 11 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 8 |
|
Jordan Mickey 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Richardson 5 |
|
Jordan Mickey 2 |
Steals |
Robert Hubbs III 3 |
|
Jordan Mickey 7 |
Blocks |
Armani Moore 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
73 |
53.2 |
9-19 |
14-18 |
18 |
36 |
9 |
3 |
15 |
| Tennessee
|
55 |
36.8 |
2-14 |
11-17 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
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