National Basketball Association
Tennessee 84, Tennessee Tech 63
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2013
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # John Hampton, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
13606
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Tennessee 84, Tennessee Tech 63: Jarnell Stokes recorded his fourth consecutive double-double as the Volunteers downed the visiting Golden Eagles.
Stokes scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Tennessee (6-2), which improved to 51-2 all-time against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference. Jordan McRae added 16 points and Jeronne Maymon chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds in a reserve role for the Volunteers, who won the battle of the boards 43-29.
Jordan Johnson came off the bench to score 15 points and Ty Allen netted 14 for Tennessee Tech (5-6), which has not beaten Tennessee since Dec. 4, 1996. Jeremiah Samarrippas registered 10 points and five assists while Dennis Ogbe grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with nine points.
Samarrippas scored eight early points to give Tennessee Tech a 15-12 lead and the Golden Eagles hit seven of their first eight 3-pointers to extend their advantage to seven with seven minutes left in the first half. Stokes keyed a 10-0 run to put Tennessee ahead by three before the Volunteers settled for a 41-40 edge at the break.
Tennessee opened the second half with a 22-3 spurt to go up by 20 as Tennessee Tech cooled off from beyond the arc. The Vols took their biggest lead of the game at 74-50 after McRae's triple with over seven minutes remaining and cruised to their third straight victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee turned the ball over three times in the first half before finishing the game with only five giveaways. … The Volunteers are 21-1 all-time against Tennessee Tech. … Tennessee G Josh Richardson scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee Tech |
|
Tennessee |
Jordan Johnson 15 |
Scoring |
Jarnell Stokes 19 |
Jeremiah Samarrippas 5 |
Assists |
Jordan McRae 4 |
Dennis Ogbe 9 |
Rebounds |
Jarnell Stokes 13 |
Ty Allen 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan McRae 4 |
Josiah Moore 1 |
Steals |
Jeronne Maymon 2 |
Dennis Ogbe 2 |
Blocks |
Armani Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee Tech
|
63 |
47.2 |
10-20 |
3-12 |
8 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
Tennessee
|
84 |
47.0 |
6-16 |
16-25 |
12 |
40 |
6 |
4 |
5 |