Armani Moore added 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Tennessee (8-4), which won its fourth straight game and remained undefeated at home. The Volunteers, who also received 12 points off the bench from Derek Reese, enjoyed a 38-20 rebound advantage and dominated the visitors in the paint 38-14.
Rashawn Rembert hit 7-of-11 3-pointers to score 21 points, and Lester Wilson added 16 points for ETSU (6-4), which has lost three of its last four. Thirty-two of the Buccaneers’ 48 field-goal attempts came beyond the arc, but they only had three offensive rebounds to Tennessee’s 12.
ETSU hit its first five shots of the second half, including a trio of 3-pointers, to take a 44-38 lead, but cooled off as Tennessee reeled off an extended 26-12 run to take a 64-56 lead with less than four minutes to play. The Buccaneers were only able to get as close as five points from there.
Rembert drained six 3-pointers in the first half, including three in a game-opening 13-0 run. Tennessee, however, was able to right itself and outscored ETSU 32-12 over the ensuing 13 minutes before Rembert hit two more treys in the final 2:10 to cut the Volunteers’ lead to 32-31 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The win was Tennessee’s eighth straight against ETSU since back-to-back home losses in 1989 and 1991. … The Volunteers have won 21 straight regular-season home games against non-conference opponents. … The Buccaneers have hit a 3-pointer in 839 straight games and have at least eight in every contest this season.
East Tennessee St. | Tennessee | |
Rashawn Rembert 21 | Scoring | Josh Richardson 19 |
Petey McClain 11 | Assists | Armani Moore 7 |
Lester Wilson 4 | Rebounds | Armani Moore 12 |
Jalen Riley 3 | Free Throws Made | Josh Richardson 5 |
A.J. Merriweather 2 | Steals | Josh Richardson 3 |
N/A | Blocks | Robert Hubbs III 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
East Tennessee St. | 61 | 41.7 | 13-32 | 8-9 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Tennessee | 71 | 50.0 | 5-15 | 14-21 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 13 |