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TENNESSEE (9-4) at LSU (9-3)
JAN. 7 » PETE MARAVICH ASSEMBLY CENTER » BATON ROUGE, LA.
GAME 14
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
9-4, 0-0 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 48-32 (3rd yr) 109-73 (6th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
TIGERS
13-14 Record 9-3, 0-0 SEC Ranking RV / NR Head Coach Johnny Jones Record at School 28-15 (2nd yr) Career Record 273-177 (14th yr) Website LSUsports.net
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 61-43 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 29-16 In Baton Rouge: Series tied, 24-24 Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 8-3 Current Streak: Tennessee has won five straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 82-72 in Knoxville 2/19/13
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give Tennessee its first true road win of the season. Give the Vols four wins against teams with an RPI of 75 or better according to ESPN.com. Give UT a six-game win streak in the series and four straight wins over the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Give Cuonzo Martin a perfect 3-0 record against LSU.
¢ This marks the first time Tennessee has ever opened SEC play by facing LSU. ¢ Tennessee has won four of its last five regularseason SEC road games. ¢ Tennessee junior Jarnell Stokes turns 20-yearold Tuesday, Jan. 7. ¢ Jarnell Stokes and LSU’s Johnny O’Bryant have 24 and 20 career double-doubles, respectively, to rank first and second among all active SEC players. ¢ Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate Jordan McRae averaged 19.2 points in SEC play last season. He scored 34 points in UT’s home win over LSU (2/19/13). ¢ In two career games vs. LSU, Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate, Jarnell Stokes averages 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds. ¢ Only three teams in Division I average fewer turnovers per game than Tennessee (9.2 tpg). ¢ Tennessee leads the SEC with a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio. The Vols rank second in turnover margin (+3.1) and offensive rebounding (15.2 orpg). ¢ Tennessee leads the SEC and ranks 13th nationally in points per possession (1.19). However, the Vols rank last in the league and 327th nationally in possessions per game (64.4). ¢ Jarnell Stokes (9.2 rpg) and Jeronne Maymon (8.2 rpg) are the SEC’s second- and fourth-leading rebounders, respectively. ¢ Vols signee Jordan Cornish is rated by ESPN. com as the No. 4 prospect in the state of Louisiana. A 6-4, 180-pound guard, Cornish attends Brother Martin High School in New Orleans.
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 8.0 2.2 1.8 apg 18.9 3.2 2.6 apg 8.8 3.4 .458 3FG% 11.1 8.2 3.8 orpg 13.8 9.2 3.8 orpg
LSU G 10 Andre Stringer G 1 Anthony Hickey F 2 Johnny O’Bryant F 12 Jarell Martin F 25 Jordan Mickey
Ht. 5-10 5-11 6-9 6-9 6-8
Yr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
PPG 12.5 9.3 14.8 8.0 13.9
Wt. 190 182 256 241 220
Hometown Jackson, Miss. Hopkinsville, Ky. Cleveland, Miss. Baton Rouge, La. Dallas, Texas
RPG OTHER 3.1 3.3 apg 3.0 3.5 apg 7.5 .529 FG% 3.5 .431 FG% 7.8 3.6 bpg
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 7-1 AWAY 0-2 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 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)^ W 82-67 D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ W 87-52 J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 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)^ 9 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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