National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 66, East Tennessee St. 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Marc Ellard, # Chuck Jones, # Michael Kitts
Attendance: 16044
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Marc Ellard, # Chuck Jones, # Michael Kitts
Attendance: 16044
Trae Golden scored nine of his 11 points in the final six minutes as Tennessee rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat visiting East Tennessee State 66-63 on Friday.
The Volunteers (5-6) trailed 59-51 with 5:36 to go before finishing with a 15-4 run.
Kenny Hall’s dunk with two minutes to go pushed the Volunteers ahead 60-59 and Golden’s fastbreak dunk with 1:22 remaining put Tennessee in front 62-59.
East Tennessee State (5-6) got within 64-63 on Adam Sollazzo’s layup with 10 seconds left, but the Volunteers hung on to extend their modest winning streak to two games.
The Buccaneers raced to an 11-point lead in the first half, but Tennessee’s Cameron Tatum made a 3-pointer with 2:13 left to tie the game at 29.
Tatum led Tennessee with 13 points, while Sollazzo paced East Tennessee State with 19 points and Adam Hubbard added 18.
Top Game Performances
| East Tennessee St. | Tennessee | |
| Adam Sollazzo 19 | Scoring | Cameron Tatum 13 |
| Adam Sollazzo 7 | Assists | Trae Golden 6 |
| Tommy Hubbard 9 | Rebounds | Kenny Hall 8 |
| Adam Sollazzo 7 | Free Throws Made | Trae Golden 3 |
| Sheldon Cooley 2 | Steals | Jeronne Maymon 2 |
| Isiah Brown 2 | Blocks | Kenny Hall 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| East Tennessee St. | 63 | 40.7 | 4-13 | 11-13 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 66 | 52.2 | 8-19 | 10-13 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 15 |