National Basketball Association
Tennessee 67, Florida 56
When: 11:00 AM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2012
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # John Hampton, # Patrick Adams
Attendance:
17689
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Unranked Tennessee opened SEC play with a bang, using a 25-12 second-half run to upset No. 14-ranked Florida 67-56 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Kenny Hall scored 13 points to lead the Volunteers (8-7, 1-0), who won their biggest game to date under first-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. Tennessee stymied Florida’s offense, which came in fourth in the nation averaging 85.4 points, and broke open a close game in the second half.
Ahead 33-31 in the early seconds of the second half, Tennessee’s Josh Richardson kicked off the decisive run with a 3-pointer. Cameron Tatum and Hall each scored nine points during the run, Tatum’s 3-pointer with 9:14 to go giving the Volunteers a 58-43 advantage.
Florida (12-4, 0-1) led 29-28 on Kenny Boynton’s 3-pointer with 1:41 left before halftime before the Volunteers scored the final five points of the half. Trae Golden’s 3-pointer with eight seconds left sent Tennessee into the break leading 33-29.
The Gators, who came in shooting 48.2 percent from the season, shot a season-worst 37 percent. Leading the nation in average 3-pointers made (11.1), Florida finished just 7-for-20 from beyond the arc. Boynton and Erik Murphy led Florida with 13 points each; Murphy added four blocked shots.
The Volunteers shot 51 percent and outscored Florida in bench points 19-1.
The Volunteers travel Thursday to No. 16 Mississippi State. Florida hosts Georgia on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
Tennessee |
Kenny Boynton 13 |
Scoring |
Kenny Hall 13 |
Kenny Boynton 3 |
Assists |
Trae Golden 7 |
Patric Young 7 |
Rebounds |
Jeronne Maymon 7 |
Patric Young 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeronne Maymon 4 |
Patric Young 2 |
Steals |
Jeronne Maymon 2 |
Erik Murphy 4 |
Blocks |
Jordan McRae 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida
|
56 |
35.7 |
7-22 |
9-15 |
10 |
35 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
Tennessee
|
67 |
51.0 |
5-10 |
12-21 |
15 |
32 |
3 |
8 |
13 |