GAME #8
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TENNESSEE (4-3) at NC STATE (8-2)
DEC. 17 » PNC ARENA » RALEIGH, N.C. » 7:02 P.M.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
NC STATE
vs QUICK COMPARISON
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TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS
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Head Coach: Mark Gottfried Record at NC State: 78-40 / 4th year Overall Record: 356-195 / 18th year Points Leader: Trevor Lacey (16.9 ppg, 4th in ACC) Rebounds Leader: Lennard Freeman (8.2 rpg, 10th in SEC) Assists Leader: Trevor Lacey (3.9 apg)
#BEATNCSTATE TEAM TRENDS
PLAYER TRENDS
A WIN WOULD...
This is the second of four games Tennessee will play in a nine-day span.
Junior guard Kevin Punter is coming off a career-high 18 points in UT’s win over Butler.
Give Tennessee a season-best three-game win streak.
This is also the first true road game of the Donnie Tyndall era.
Reigning SEC Player of the Week Josh Richardson ranks fourth in the SEC in scoring (16.6 ppg), fifth in steals (2.0 spg) and third in minutes played (34.7 mpg).
UT outscored Butler 42-21 in the second half of Sunday’s win. Tennessee ranks fourth in the nation in fouls per game (24.1).
Make the Vols 5-9 against teams coached by Mark Gottfried. Make Tennessee 102-85 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Junior forward Armani Moore owns a team-best plus/minus rating of +5.70 per 40 minutes and is UT’s top rebounder.
The Vols rank second in the SEC and 40th nationally with 13.7 offensive rebounds per game.
Give the Vols their first true road win of the Donnie Tyndall era (in their first attempt).
Ht. Wt. 6-6 200 6-4 180 6-5 200 6-5 215 6-8 210
NC State G 12 Anthony “Cat” Barber G 1 Trevor Lacey G 22 Ralston Turner F 10 Lennard Freeman F 21 BeeJay Anya
Ht. 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-9
Yr. Hometown Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jr. Bronx, N.Y. Jr. Bainbridge, Ga. Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. Fr. Apopka, Fla.
Wt. Yr. Hometown 180 So. Newport News, Va. 208 RS-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. 205 RS-Sr. Muscle Shoals, Ala. 250 So. Washington, D.C. 295 So. Washington, D.C.
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-3 HOME 3-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 1-3
N3 N8 N14 N20 N27 N28 N30
EXHIB - Pikeville (SEC Network+) W EXHIB - Lenoir-Rhyne (SEC Network+) W 1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) L Texas Southern (FSN) W 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) W 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas L 2-vs. Marquette L
D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) D17 at NC State (ESPN2) D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) D31 ETSU (SEC Network)
PPG RPG Other 16.6 4.3 .360 3FG% 10.4 3.0 2.4 apg 2.3 1.8 1.0 apg 10.7 6.9 2.6 orpg 3.9 3.3 .556 FG% PPG RPG Other 11.9 4.3 3.5 apg 16.9 5.1 .425 3FG% 13.1 3.2 .407 3FG% 4.5 8.2 2.5 orpg 4.7 5.0 .586 FG%
J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) 2 p.m. J13 Arkansas* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) 1 p.m. J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J31 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F17 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD
ESPN2
John Saunders (PxP) Shane Battier (analyst) Andrew Jacobson (producer)
RADIO
Vol Network
Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) Tim Berry (engineer)
7 p.m. 4 p.m.
Schedule Key 1-Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge *Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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80-62 77-49 85-69 70-58 64-57 82-67 67-59
W 65-64 W 67-55 7:02 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) M7 South Carolina* (FSN) M11-15 SEC Tournament
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 1 Josh Richardson G 0 Kevin Punter G 34 Devon Baulkman F 4 Armani Moore F 24 Willie Carmichael III
4-3
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT
NC STATE QUICK FACTS
Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Record at Tennessee: 4-3 / 1st year Overall Record: 204-110 / 10th year Points Leader: Josh Richardson (16.6 ppg, 4th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (6.9 rpg, 7th in SEC) Assists Leader: Kevin Punter (2.4 apg)
OVERALL RECORD:
THE SCHEDULE
Points Per Game 73.9 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 59.2 ppg Rebounding Per Game 42.5 rpg Rebounding Defense 33.6 rpg Field Goal Pct. .453 3-Point Pct. .355
65.9 ppg 66.9 ppg 33.9 rpg 34.9 rpg .441 .269
THE RECORD
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