National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 65, Tennessee 60
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # JB Caldwell, # Ron Groover, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 21948

Tony Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points as Alabama beat Tennessee 65-60 in overtime Saturday in Knoxville to collect its fifth consecutive win.

The Crimson Tide (15-7, 7-1 SEC West) didn’t make another field goal after Andrew Steele’s jumper with 4:30 to go in regulation, but did hit all 10 of their free throws in overtime.

The Vols (15-8, 5-3 SEC East) had won three straight overall and five in a row in the SEC, but matched a season low by shooting 34.9 percent from the field and committing four turnovers in overtime.

JaMychal Green contributed 14 points and Trevor Releford 13 as Alabama won for the ninth time in the past 10 games.

Vols freshman Tobias Harris had 19 points, including a jumper in the lane with 44 seconds left that forced OT. Cameron Tatum added 16 points. The rest of UT’s starting lineup, minus the injured Scotty Hopson for a second straight game, totaled two points on 1-of-11 shooting.

Tennessee was dominated in the first half, allowing 66.7 percent shooting and trailing by as many as 12 late in the frame. The Vols scrapped back to seize a 45-44 lead with 9:33 to go in regulation, but made just one field goal in the next 7:23.

Top Game Performances
 
Alabama   Tennessee
Tony Mitchell 24 Scoring Tobias Harris 19
JaMychal Green 3 Assists Cameron Tatum 4
Chris Hines 8 Rebounds Tobias Harris 11
JaMychal Green 8 Free Throws Made Tobias Harris 4
Chris Hines 5 Steals Skylar McBee 3
JaMychal Green 3 Blocks John Fields 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alabama 65 42.9 3-14 14-19 10 32 7 12
Tennessee 60 34.9 4-20 12-20 15 42 4 10