National Basketball Association
Tennessee 74, Arkansas 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Kipp Kissinger, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
13366
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Tennessee 74, No. 19 Arkansas 69:
Josh Richardson scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field
to lead the host Volunteers to an upset of the Razorbacks.
Richardson also had five
rebounds, four assists and two steals for Tennessee (10-5, 2-1 SEC),
which shot 50.9 percent from the field. Robert Hubbs III scored 16
points on 6-of-7 shooting while Armani Moore added 14 points, eight
rebounds and four steals for the Volunteers.
Bobby Portis' 17 points and 11
rebounds led Arkansas (13-3, 2-1), which had its seven-game winning
streak snapped. Michael Qualls had 15 points and five rebounds, while
Anton Beard scored 12 points off the bench.
The Volunteers started fast,
going on a 7-0 run early to jump into the lead before Arkansas
responded with a 9-0 run of its own to tie the game with just under
11 minutes to play. But Tennessee wouldn't give up the lead, scoring
the next six points and keeping the Razorbacks at bay, though
Arkansas pulled within two at the break on Beard's 3-pointer with two seconds left in the half.
Tennessee took control early in
the second half, opening on a 10-2 run to go up by 10 with just over 16 minutes to go, then, after Arkansas cut the lead to five, went on
a 10-0 run in three minutes — with a pair of
3-pointers by Detrick Mostella — to push the advantage to 15 with
just over 12 minutes left. The Volunteers were still up 13 with four
minutes left, but the Razorbacks made a furious comeback, pulling
within one on Beard's 3-pointer with 13 seconds to play, but Kevin
Punter made a pair of free throws and Beard
missed all three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt
with five seconds left, ending Arkansas' comeback hopes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee scored
33 points in the first half, just five less than it scored in the
entire game in its loss to Alabama in its last outing. … Arkansas
had 21 assists on 26 made field goals, including seven by Rashad
Madden. … The Razorbacks came into the game with a plus-4.9
turnover margin on the season, but committed 18 miscues to 14 by
the Volunteers.
Top Game Performances
Arkansas |
|
Tennessee |
Bobby Portis 17 |
Scoring |
Josh Richardson 20 |
Rashad Madden 7 |
Assists |
Josh Richardson 4 |
Bobby Portis 11 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 8 |
Michael Qualls 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Punter 6 |
Anton Beard 1 |
Steals |
Armani Moore 4 |
Michael Qualls 2 |
Blocks |
Willie Carmichael III 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arkansas
|
69 |
45.6 |
8-20 |
9-14 |
21 |
29 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
Tennessee
|
74 |
50.9 |
6-13 |
14-26 |
11 |
32 |
5 |
11 |
14 |