University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
December 04, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 4, 2002
Series Notebook
* Tennessee leads the series 3-1
* Tonight's game was the first in the series at College Station ... UT holds a 2-0 lead at Knoxville and a 1-0 at netural sites
* UT won the last meeting between the two schools 70-64 at New Orleans in 1985
* Tennessee is 10-8 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference
Slay Records Career-High Rebound Mark
* Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds tonight
* Scored team-high 24 points ... Hit 6-of-13 FGs in second half
* 53rd career game of scoring double figures ... 12th career game of 20 points or more (2nd this season)
* First double-double of the season and fifth of his career
* Connected on 10-of-11 at FT line ... Now 24-of-25 of his free throws this season
* In the Vols first two games this season, Slay has scored 74 points (24.7 ppg)
Crump Records First Double-Double
* With 14 points and 11 rebounds tonight, recorded first career double-double tonight
* 11 rebounds tonight are a career-best (previous--9 vs. VMI, 11/25/02)
* Crump's 9 rebounds are a career high (previous--8, two times, Last: vs. St. John's, 11/24/01)
* Scored double-figures in each game this season ... 11th time in career
* Family and friends from hometown of Houston attended game
Higgins Plays in 100th Career Game
* Senior guard played in his 100th career game tonight ... 98th game in UT starting lineup
* Scored 4 points on 22nd birthday tonight
Quickly...
* Vols hit just 1-of-13 from three-point distance in first half ... Finished just 5-of-25 (season-low .200)
* UT had just two players in double-figures tonight (Slay--24, Crump--14)
* Freshman guard C.J. Watson led the Vols with 5 assists and just 1 turnover in 36 minutes
* Four Vols played 30 minutes or more (Watson, Slay, Higgins, Crump)
* UT plays in the Chic-Fil-A Peach Bowl Classic vs. Georgia Tech Dec. 15 at Philips Arena (4 p.m.)
