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TENNESSEE (6-4) vs. MOREHEAD STATE (8-5)
DEC. 23 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 11
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
6-4, 0-0 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 45-32 (3rd yr) 106-73 (6th yr) UTsports.com
ITEMS OF NOTE
EAGLES
vs
13-14 Record Ranking Head Coach Record at School Career Record Website
8-5, 0-0 OVC NR / NR Sean Woods 23-23 (2nd yr) 73-103 (6th yr) MSUeagles.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 3-0 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 3-0 In Morehead: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: Tennessee has won three straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 85-63, in Knoxville 11/24/96 Martin vs. Woods: No meetings
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Prevent Tennessee’s first three-game losing streak since last January (first three SEC games of 2013). Give the Vols a 52-2 all-time record against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference. Give Cuonzo Martin a 5-1 head coaching record against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
¢ This is the fourth of just five December games for the Vols. It is also the second game in a fourgame pre-conference homestand. ¢ Morehead State ranks fifth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (16.1), while UT ranks eighth nationally (15.9). ¢ Second-year Morehead State head coach Sean Woods starred as a player at Kentucky from 1989-92. He is UK’s all-time leader in assists per game, with 5.3. ¢ MSU junior Drew Kelly is a native of Franklin, Tenn., and is the nephew of UT and NFL offensive lineman legend Chad Clifton. Kelly is coming off a career-high 40-point performance Thursday vs. South Dakota. ¢ The Vols have been a much better scoring team in the second half this season. Through 10 games, UT averages 33.5 points in the first half and 39.5 points in the second half. Tennessee outscores its opponents by 7.1 points in the second half. ¢ Only three teams in Division I average fewer turnovers per game than Tennessee (9.2 tpg). ¢ The Vols are 0-3 this season when they lose the rebounding battle. The three teams that have out-rebounded Tennessee are Xavier, Wichita State and NC State. ¢ Forwards Jeronne Maymon (13.0 ppg, 10.7 rpg) and Jarnell Stokes (12.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg) both are averaging a double-double over UT’s last three games. ¢ Among all freshmen in Division I, UT point guard Darius Thompson is tied for eighth nationally with 1.6 steals per game.
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 2 Antonio Barton G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. 6-2 178 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260
Yr. Hometown Sr. Baltimore, Md. Sr. Midway, Ga. Jr. Edmond, Okla. Sr. Madison, Wis. Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
PPG RPG OTHER 6.9 1.7 1.6 apg 19.7 3.5 2.2 apg 6.5 3.2 .400 3FG% 10.6 8.6 .507 FG% 13.7 9.7 3.9 orpg
Morehead State G 15 Kareem Storey G 22 Angelo Warner G 32 Brent Arrington F 00 Drew Kelly C 50 Billy Reader
Ht. 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-10
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr.
PPG 6.7 17.4 11.8 8.2 7.6
Wt. 190 195 180 230 260
Hometown Baltimore, Md. Orlando, Fla. Halethorpe, Md. Franklin, Tenn. Lake Oswego, Ore.
RPG OTHER 4.0 6.8 apg 5.1 3.6 apg 2.8 .403 3FG% 4.2 .414 3FG% 3.2 .583 FG%
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
6-4
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-4 HOME 4-1 AWAY 0-2 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N2 Florida Southern (EXH) W 105-80 N7 Southern Indiana (EXH) W 78-47 N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ L 61-70 D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ L 58-65 D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ 7:05 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; ^-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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