National Basketball Association
Tennessee 76, Alabama 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 1, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # John Hampton, # Chuck Jones
Attendance:
12620
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Tennessee 76, Alabama 59: Jarnell Stokes earned his 30th career double-double with a season-high 22 points and 16 rebounds as the Volunteers rolled past the host Crimson Tide in Southeastern Conference play.
Jordan McRae finished with a game-high 26 points and was 5-of-10 from 3-point range for Tennessee (14-7, 5-3), which ended a four-year drought at Coleman Coliseum. Josh Richardson chipped in 12 points and had three of the team's 13 assists.
Trevor Releford scored 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting and dished out six assists for Alabama (9-12, 3-5), which has dropped four of its last five games. Nick Jacobs had 13 points and six rebounds off the bench and Shannon Hale added seven points.
The Volunteers went on a 10-2 run at the 10:35 mark of the first half and jumped out to a 22-12 advantage despite 8-of-27 shooting. Tennessee went 6-of-15 from behind the arc with three triples from McRae but Alabama trimmed the lead to 30-23 at intermission.
The Crimson Tide opened the second half with an 8-3 spurt to come within a basket of tying the game - the closest it would get after the break. Tennessee made it a double-digit lead at the 12:58 mark on a layup by Stokes and never looked back as Alabama struggled with 20-of-51 shooting on the night.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stokes earned his third straight double-double and fifth in the last six games for Tennessee. ... The Volunteers had previously shot 24 percent from 3-point range in SEC road games but finished at 45 percent against Alabama. ... Crimson Tide G Retin Obasohan had six points on 1-of-7 shooting in his second game back from a hip injury.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee |
|
Alabama |
Jordan McRae 26 |
Scoring |
Trevor Releford 23 |
Jordan McRae 4 |
Assists |
Trevor Releford 6 |
Jarnell Stokes 16 |
Rebounds |
Nick Jacobs 6 |
Jarnell Stokes 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Trevor Releford 7 |
A.J. Davis 1 |
Steals |
Carl Engstrom 1 |
Josh Richardson 1 |
Blocks |
Jimmie Taylor 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee
|
76 |
47.9 |
9-20 |
21-26 |
13 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Alabama
|
59 |
39.2 |
3-15 |
16-22 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
7 |