National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 78, Louisiana State 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Joe DeRosa, # Tony Greene
Attendance: 8736

Tennessee 78, LSU 63: Josh Richardson tallied 20 points and five steals as the visiting Volunteers blew past the Tigers in the second half to snap a five-game losing streak.

Armani Moore collected 19 points and eight rebounds for Tennessee (15-14, 7-10 SEC), which has won in its last five trips to LSU. Robert Hubbs III contributed 12 points and Kevin Punter added 10 as the Volunteers shot 52.4 percent from the floor.

Keith Hornsby hit five 3-pointers en route to a career-high 25 points for LSU (21-9, 10-7), which had a three-game winning streak halted. Jarell Martin had 16 points and Tim Quarterman added 10 points and seven assists as the Tigers dropped to 13-4 at home.

The Vols broke it open with a 17-2 run that featured 3-pointers from Devon Baulkman, Hubbs and Punter and made it 62-44 with 8 1/2 minutes left. Hornsby and Quarterman hit 3-pointers to pull the Tigers within 11 with just over four minutes left, but they didn't get any closer.

The first half included six lead changes, an 11-0 spurt from each team and some puzzling statistics before ending with a tie at 33. The undersized Volunteers outrebounded the Tigers 22-15, but LSU went 10-for-13 from the foul line while Tennessee did not make a trip to the line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Volunteers did not make a free throw until Hubbs hit a pair with 3:12 to play and finished 4-of-7 from the line while LSU was 18-of-24. … LSU dropped to 2-8 when failing to score at least 70 points. … Hornsby has scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games.

Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee   Louisiana State
Josh Richardson 20 Scoring Keith Hornsby 25
Armani Moore 4 Assists Tim Quarterman 7
Derek Reese 9 Rebounds Jordan Mickey 8
Robert Hubbs III 2 Free Throws Made Keith Hornsby 8
Josh Richardson 5 Steals Jarell Martin 2
Armani Moore 3 Blocks Jarell Martin 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee 78 52.4 8-21 4-7 11 31 6 9 7
Louisiana State 63 40.4 7-21 18-24 15 23 3 4 11