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TENNESSEE vs. SOUTHERN INDIANA
NOV. 7 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
EXHIBITION 2
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
20-13, 11-7 SEC RV / RV Cuonzo Martin 39-28 (3rd yr) 100-69 (6th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
EAGLES
12-13 Record 23-8, 13-5 GLVC Ranking - / 18 Head Coach Rodney Watson Record at School 95-24 (5th yr) Career Record Same Website GoUSIeagles.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 1-0 (exhibition game) In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 1-0 In Evansville: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: Tennessee, 1 game Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 86-78, on Nov. 3, 2005 Martin vs. Watson: No meetings
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give Tennessee a 71-18 all-time record in exhibition games. Give the Vols a 9-0 exhibition record under head coach Cuonzo Martin (4-0 in Italy in summer of 2013) as well as a nine-game exhibition win streak overall. Make the Vols 2-0 all-time against Southern Indiana (both exhibition games).
¢ Tennessee enters the 2013-14 campaign basically ranked 26th by the Associated Press. Head coach Cuonzo Martin has led the Volunteers to a 39-28 record in his first two seasons in Knoxville. ¢ Last Saturday, Jarnell Stokes (27 points, 10 rebs), Jordan McRae (21 pts, 9 rebs), and Robert Hubbs III (17 pts) powered the Vols past Division II Florida Southern 105-80 in Knoxville. ¢ Located in Evansville, In., Southern Indiana University has an enrollment of 9,902 and competes in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. Last season, the Screaming Eagles posted a 23-8 overall record, finished second in the GLVC race with a 13-5 mark in league play and were ranked 15th in the year-end NABC Division II national poll. ¢ Head coach Rodney Watson is entering his fifth season at USI. He led the Eagles to the Division II Midwest Regional semifinals last year. ¢ The Eagles return 10 lettermen and three starters from last year’s squad, and they opened exhibition play with an 83-68 loss at Indiana Oct. 26. ¢ Forward Aaron Nelson was USI’s top scorer at Indiana, totaling 14 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Taylor Wischmeier posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes, and Austin Davis added 11 points. ¢ The Eagles made eight 3-pointers against the Hoosiers, including three from Davis. USI also logged 11 steals in that contest. ¢ Vols redshirt senior forward Jeronne Maymon took the court last Saturday for the first time since March 19, 2012 (8 pts, 7 rebs, 4 assists).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 15 Darius Thompson G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. 6-5 181 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260
Yr. Hometown 12-13 PPG RPG OTHER Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Sr. Midway, Ga. 16.0 4.1 .364 3FG% Jr. Edmond, Okla. 7.9 4.4 .473 FG% Sr. Madison, Wis. Injured Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 12.3 9.5 .531 FG%
Southern Indiana G 12 Lawrence Thomas G 20 Austin Davis F 13 Manny Ogunfolu F 2 Aaron Nelson F 12 Taylor Wischmeier
Ht. Wt. 5-9 145 6-8 175 6-7 213 6-8 249 6-8 225
Yr. Hometown 12-13 PPG Sr. Springfield, Ill. 9.8 Jr. Freeport, Ill. 3.3 Sr. Rockville, Md. 3.4 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill. 11.9 Sr. Brownstone, Ind. 9.9
RPG OTHER 3.0 3.7 apg 2.5 .333 3FG% 3.7 0.5 bpg 7.9 .804 FT% 4.7 .536 FG%
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
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SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N2 Florida Southern (EXH) W, 105-80 N7 Southern Indiana (EXH) 7 p.m. N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) 9 p.m. N16 USC Upstate (SS) 7 p.m. N18 The Citadel (FSN) 7 p.m. N22 Tennessee State (FSN) 7 p.m. N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) 9:30 p.m. N29 1-Iowa or Xavier 1 or 7 p.m. N30 1-TBD TBD D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) noon D14 at Wichita State (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J4 Tusculum College 2 p.m. J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ 6 p.m. J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ 7 p.m. J18 at Kentucky* (CBS) noon J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. J25 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ 8 p.m. F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F11 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. F15 at Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9 p.m. F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ noon M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M8 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4 p.m. M12-16 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net; SS-SportSouth; ^-Also available via WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN mobile app, ESPN on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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