National Basketball Association
Tennessee 76, Chattanooga 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 2, 2012
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Mike Nance, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
15239
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Trae Golden matched a career-high with 29 points and host Tennessee withstood a balanced Chattanooga scoring attack en route to a 76-63 victory on Monday.
The Volunteers (7-6) extended their winning streak to four games and beat the Mocs (6-9) for the 27th time in the past 28 meetings.
The Volunteers scored the first seven points. Tennessee weathered a Chattanooga surge that pushed the Mocs ahead 26-22 and closed the final 5:22 of the first half with a 22-6 run to take a 44-32 halftime lead.
Three consecutive 3-pointers by Chattanooga brought the Mocs within 46-41 two minutes into the second half, but the Volunteers pulled away again and never were seriously challenged.
Skylar McBee scored a career-high 16 points, matching a career-best with five 3-pointers. Golden finished with four 3-pointers.
Ricky Taylor led four Chattanooga players in double figures with 17 points.
Top Game Performances
| Chattanooga |
|
Tennessee |
|
Ricky Taylor 17 |
Scoring |
Trae Golden 29 |
|
Ricky Taylor 4 |
Assists |
Cameron Tatum 6 |
|
Drazen Zlovaric 7 |
Rebounds |
Jeronne Maymon 10 |
|
Ricky Taylor 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan McRae 4 |
|
Keegan Bell 1 |
Steals |
Trae Golden 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Yemi Makanjuola 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chattanooga
|
63 |
34.5 |
11-26 |
14-22 |
11 |
30 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
| Tennessee
|
76 |
39.7 |
13-39 |
9-14 |
14 |
42 |
6 |
3 |
10 |