University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
November 25, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2002
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Series Notebook
* Tennessee leads the series 7-4 ... Vols have a 6-0 mark in Knoxville
* UT won the last meeting between the two schools, 84-82 (2OT) in Knoxville, Dec. 5, 1988
* VMI won the first three meetings in the series in 1911, 1918, 1922
* VMI's last win in the series was an 81-75 victory in the 1976 NCAA Tournament at Charlotte ... Vols were ranked No. 9 ... UT All-America Bernard King missed the game with a broken thumb
* UT is 76-12 all-time vs. schools from the Southern Conference
Slay Reaches 1,000 Career Point Mark
* Became 36th UT player to score 1,000 career points tonight ... Slay now has 1003 career points
* 52nd career game of scoring double figures
* Connected on 7-of-10 from field tonight
* Has hit all 14 of his free throws this season
* In the Vols first two games this season, Slay has scored 51 points (25.5 ppg)
Crump Scores Double Figures...Again
* Crump's 9 rebounds are a career high (previous--8, two times, Last: vs. St. John's, 11/24/01)
* Scored double-figures in back-to-back games for third time in career and first since scoring 12 and 10 points vs. MTSU and South Carolina last season
* Tenth game of his career to score double figures, second this season
* Tallied 15 points in Vols' season-opener vs. Gardner-Webb
Watson Warms Up
* After scoring just 3 points in his college debut Friday, C.J. Watson pumped in 9 tonight--all in the first half
* Connected on 3-of-4, including 3-of-3 from three-point distance
* Watson scored 9 points in the first half, hitting 3-of-3 from three-point range
Asumnu Reaches Double-Figures
* Scored career-best 11 points after going scoreless in season opener
* Connected on 3-of-7 from the field tonight, including 2-of-5 from three-point range
* Hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half, giving UT a 41-27 halftime advantage
Homecourt Advantage
* Vols are 67-11 (.859) at Thompson-Boling Arena since the 1997-98 season
* UT has a 42-1 mark vs. non-conference teams at home since the 1996-97 season
* Vols' only non-conference loss at home since 1997 was last-second 74-72 setback to West Virginia last season
12 Players Score Tonight; Four in Double-Figures
* Vols had 11 players score, including four in double-figures (Slay-19, Crump 14, Asmunu 11, Holden 11)
* Only five players scored in the season-opener (Watson-3, Albrecht-2) had the Vols' other five points vs. Gardner-Webb
* Slay (31), Higgins (20) and Crump (15) scored 66 of the Vols' 71 points in the season-opener vs. Gardner-Webb
Quickly...
* Vols hit 8-of-17 (.471) from three-point distance in first half ... Finished with season-high 11 (hit just 8-of-26 vs. GW)
* Vols start season 2-0 for first time since 2000-01 season and first time under Buzz Peterson
