National Basketball Association
Tennessee 84, High Point 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # R.B. Clyburn, # K.B. Burdett
Attendance:
12343
By The Sports Xchange
Tennessee erupted for another big first-half run and overwhelmed High Point 84-53 on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Volunteers scored 32 straight points during an 11 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, part of a 38-2 run that gave Tennessee a 45-9 lead 2:23 before halftime.
In an 88-53 win over Presbyterian on Friday, the Volunteers (2-0) had a 28-0 run.
Lamonte Turner made 4 of 7 from beyond the arc, leading four different Tennessee players with at least two made 3-pointers. Turner and Jordan Bone scored 16 points each to lead the Volunteers, and Grant Williams pulled down 12 rebounds.
Tennessee won the rebound battle 47-31.
Jahaad Proctor was the only bright spot for the Panthers (1-1). The sophomore guard scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The rest of the Panthers were a combined 13 of 47 from the floor.
Proctor made two free throws to tie the score at 7 before the Volunteers exploded.
Bone and Admiral Schofield were a combined 9 of 12 as Tennessee pushed the lead to 52-13 at the break.
High Point made just 5 of 23 first-half shots, quite a decline from its 60 percent shooting in Friday's 100-66 win over William & Mary. Proctor had nine of the Panthers' 13 points in the opening 20 minutes.
After a week off, the competition will be much stiffer for Tennessee.
The Volunteers will be in the Bahamas on Nov. 22 to face No. 19 Purdue in Round 2 of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. High Point hosts The Citadel on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
High Point |
|
Tennessee |
Jahaad Proctor 17 |
Scoring |
Jordan Bone 16 |
Denny Slay 5 |
Assists |
James Daniel III 10 |
Andre Fox 5 |
Rebounds |
Grant Williams 12 |
Sam Berlin 2 |
Free Throws Made |
John Fulkerson 4 |
Jordan Whitehead 2 |
Steals |
John Fulkerson 3 |
Justyn Mutts 3 |
Blocks |
Kyle Alexander 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
High Point
|
53 |
33.3 |
7-17 |
8-17 |
9 |
27 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
Tennessee
|
84 |
47.4 |
12-27 |
18-23 |
20 |
44 |
9 |
7 |
17 |