National Basketball Association
Tennessee 82, Chattanooga 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 12, 2010
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Terry Moore, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
20613
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 23 Tennessee got 18 points from touted freshman Tobias Harris and routed Chattanooga 82-62 Friday in Knoxville.
The Volunteers raced out to a 19-point halftime lead and maintained a big lead throughout the second half.
Harris,
a McDonald's All-American, worked his way around the paint and hit 7 of
11 shots and grabbed five rebounds in his highly anticipated debut.
Scotty Hopson and Melvin Goins each added 13 points for the Vols (1-0).
Chattanooga (0-1) was led by Keegan Bell's 20 points. Omar Wattad added 13 for the Mocs.
Top Game Performances
| Chattanooga |
|
Tennessee |
|
Keegan Bell 20 |
Scoring |
Tobias Harris 18 |
|
Keegan Bell 2 |
Assists |
Skylar McBee 4 |
|
Chris Early 9 |
Rebounds |
John Fields 10 |
|
Troy Cage 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Melvin Goins 6 |
|
Troy Cage 1 |
Steals |
Melvin Goins 4 |
|
Chris Early 1 |
Blocks |
John Fields 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chattanooga
|
62 |
32.7 |
9-34 |
17-24 |
8 |
30 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Tennessee
|
82 |
44.4 |
5-20 |
21-31 |
13 |
43 |
2 |
10 |
|