National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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