University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
December 17, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2002
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Tennessee vs. Charleston Southern
Thompson-Boling Arena
Series Notebook
* Tonight's game was the first between the two schools
* Vols are now 9-0 vs. teams from the Big South Conference
* Second of a four-game stretch in nine days for Vols ... Play at West Virginia Saturday and host Western Carolina Dec. 23
Homecourt Advantage
* Vols are 68-11 (.861) at Thompson-Boling Arena since the 1997-98 season
* UT is 3-0 at home this season
* UT has a 43-1 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
Watson Scores Career-Best 16 Points
* Scored career-best 16 points tonight (previous-12 vs. Georgia Tech)
* Connected on 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range
* Last two games has hit 10-of-16 from the field (3-of-6 treys)
* Tonight's 6 field goals is also a career-best ... Dished out 4 assists
Slay Held to Season Scoring Low; Records Third Consecutive Double-Double
* Third consecutive double-double--longest streak of his career
* Averaging 20.7 points and 11.7 rebounds last three games
* Led the Vols in rebounds with 11, the third consecutive game he's had 11 or more
* 55th career game of scoring double figures ...
* Third double-double of the season and seventh of his career
Higgins Makes 100th Career Start
* Tonight's game marked the 100th career start for senior guard Jon Higgins ... He has played in 102 games
* Scored season-low 1 point
* Now has 104 career steals (1 tonight)
Stribling Equals Career Scoring High
* Equaled career-high with 8 points (previous: 8 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Nov. 23, 2001)
* Made 2-of-2 from the field and 4-of-4 from free throw line
Quickly....
* Best start (4-1) after five games since beginning the 2000-01 campaign with a 9-0 mark (finished 21-11)
* Vols had a season-low 2 blocked shots tonight ... Entered game averaging 5.0 per game (previous: 3 vs. VMI)
* UT hit 85.7 percent from the free throw line (24-of-28), including 19-of-22 in the second half
* Vols' bench outscored CSU's bench 25-10
* UT plays at West Virginia Saturday (4 p.m.) ... WVU beat UT 74-72 on three-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining last season
