National Basketball Association
Tennessee 61, Tennessee Tech 58
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 19, 2014
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Marc Ellard, # John Hampton
Attendance:
13201
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Tennessee 61, Tennessee Tech 58:
Josh Richardson had 19 points, four steals and three assists to lead
the host Volunteers to a come-from-behind win over the Golden Eagles.
Devon Baulkman added 10 points
for Tennessee (5-4), while Willie Carmichael III and Kevin Punter
both scored eight apiece. The Volunteers forced 16 turnovers and finished with eight steals.
Torrance Rowe led Tennessee Tech
(6-5) with 14 points, including four 3-pointers, while Charles
Jackson added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Josiah Moore contributed 13
points and six boards off the bench for the Golden Eagles.
The first half was tight
throughout with four lead changes and seven ties, the last of which
came with 3:56 to go. After Tennessee took the lead on Richardson's
3-pointer, the Golden Eagles closed on a 9-0 run over the final 3:01
to take a six-point halftime advantage.
Tech was able to hold onto a slim
lead through the first half of the second stanza until the Volunteers
took their first lead of the second half on Carmichael's dunk with
9:09 to play. Richardson scored six straight points for Tennessee,
which was up by four before Moore hit a 3-pointer with 2:15 to go to
pull the Eagles within one, but Armani Moore and Baulkman both had
three-point plays to push the lead to seven and Tech could never
recover.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Golden Eagles
shot 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, compared to 12-of-18 for the Volunteers. … Tennessee finished with a 29-28 edge on the boards. … Tennessee played a clean game,
getting whistled for just nine fouls.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee Tech |
|
Tennessee |
Torrance Rowe 14 |
Scoring |
Josh Richardson 19 |
Javon McKay 3 |
Assists |
Armani Moore 3 |
Charles Jackson 10 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 5 |
Torrance Rowe 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Richardson 7 |
Charles Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Josh Richardson 4 |
Charles Jackson 2 |
Blocks |
Devon Baulkman 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee Tech
|
58 |
46.0 |
8-21 |
4-6 |
13 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
Tennessee
|
61 |
44.0 |
5-11 |
12-18 |
11 |
28 |
5 |
8 |
11 |