National Basketball Association
Tennessee 71, East Tennessee St. 61
When: 1:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Bart Lenox, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
14245
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Tennessee 71, ETSU 61: Josh Richardson had 19
points as the Volunteers survived a barrage of 13 3-pointers to beat the
visiting Buccaneers.
Armani Moore added 13 points, 12 rebounds and
seven assists for Tennessee (8-4), which won its fourth straight game and
remained undefeated at home. The Volunteers, who also received 12 points off
the bench from Derek Reese, enjoyed a 38-20 rebound advantage and dominated the
visitors in the paint 38-14.
Rashawn Rembert hit 7-of-11 3-pointers to score
21 points, and Lester Wilson added 16 points for ETSU (6-4), which has lost
three of its last four. Thirty-two of the Buccaneers’ 48 field-goal attempts
came beyond the arc, but they only had three offensive rebounds to Tennessee’s
12.
ETSU hit its first five shots of the second half,
including a trio of 3-pointers, to take a 44-38 lead, but cooled off as Tennessee
reeled off an extended 26-12 run to take a 64-56 lead with less than four minutes to play. The Buccaneers were only able to get as close as
five points from there.
Rembert drained six 3-pointers in the first half,
including three in a game-opening 13-0 run. Tennessee, however, was able to
right itself and outscored ETSU 32-12 over the ensuing 13 minutes before
Rembert hit two more treys in the final 2:10 to cut the Volunteers’ lead to
32-31 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The win was Tennessee’s eighth
straight against ETSU since back-to-back home losses in 1989 and 1991. … The
Volunteers have won 21 straight regular-season home games against
non-conference opponents. … The Buccaneers have hit a 3-pointer in 839 straight
games and have at least eight in every contest this season.
Top Game Performances
| East Tennessee St. |
|
Tennessee |
|
Rashawn Rembert 21 |
Scoring |
Josh Richardson 19 |
|
Petey McClain 11 |
Assists |
Armani Moore 7 |
|
Lester Wilson 4 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 12 |
|
Jalen Riley 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Richardson 5 |
|
A.J. Merriweather 2 |
Steals |
Josh Richardson 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Robert Hubbs III 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| East Tennessee St.
|
61 |
41.7 |
13-32 |
8-9 |
16 |
20 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
| Tennessee
|
71 |
50.0 |
5-15 |
14-21 |
19 |
32 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
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