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TENNESSEE (7-3) vs. XAVIER (7-4)
DEC. 29 » THOMPSON-BOLING arena » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 11
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
7-3, 0-0 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 26-18 (2nd yr) 87-59 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
XAVIER
Record 7-4, 0-0 A-10 Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Chris Mack Record at School 80-34 (4th yr) Career Record Same Website GoXavier.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 10-4 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Cincinnati: Series tied, 3-3 Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 1-0 Current Streak: Tennessee has won three straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won 82-75 in Cincinnati (12/22/07) Martin vs. Mack: No meetings
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Extend UT’s active home win streak to six games Keep the Vols undefeated at Thompson-Boling Arena this season Make the Vols 4-0 in their current six-game homestand Make the Vols 21-4 at home under coach Cuonzo Martin Improve UT’s record to 40-25 (.615) all-time against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference
¢ This is the fourth contest of a six-game homestand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13 and stretches through Jan. 9. ¢ The Volunteers are a perfect 5-0 at home this season and own a 20-4 home record under second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. ¢ Vols point guard Trae Golden is averaging 17.0 points, 5.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds during UT’s current homestand (last three games). ¢ Over the last three games, UT has a doubledigit edge in both scoring margin (+13.0 ppg) and rebounding margin (+11.7 rpg). ¢ After missing last Tuesday’s game with a strained hamstring, senior forward Kenny Hall returned last Friday to grab a career-high 13 rebounds in the win over Western Carolina. ¢ As a head coach, Cuonzo Martin is 3-0 vs. current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. He led Missouri State to a pair of wins over Saint Louis, and his Vols defeated UMass this season. ¢ For last Saturday’s home game vs. Wofford, Xavier wore special green and white uniforms, socks and shoes to honor those who perished at Sandy Hook Elementary. The jerseys and shorts will be auctioned at GoXavier.com through Jan. 4 and the proceeds will benefit the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. ¢ Xavier freshman Semaj Christon leads the Musketeers in scoring (14.2 ppg) and has already garnered two A-10 Rookie of the Week awards. ¢ Xavier forward Travis Taylor — who began his college career at Monmouth Univeristy — totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds against Wofford.
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 13 Skylar McBee G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 13.2 3.7 4.9 apg 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 7.0 1.3 .328 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 6.9 4.9 0.8 spg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.9 7.8 .571 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 7.1 6.6 .537 FG%
Xavier G 0 Semaj Christon G 11 Dee Davis F 20 Justin Martin F 4 Travis Taylor F 31 Isaiah Philmore
Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-8 6-8
Wt. Yr. 187 Fr. 161 So. 205 So. 216 Sr. 236 Jr.
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Bloomington, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Union, N.J. Bel Air, Md.
PPG 14.2 10.8 10.3 11.2 6.1
RPG OTHER 2.2 5.5 apg 1.5 .468 3FG% 4.8 0.9 spg 7.2 .533 FG% 5.6 1.9 ORPG
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
7-3
SEC 0-0 Non-conference 7-3 Home 5-0 Away 0-2 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ 6 p.m. J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1 p.m. J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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