| Tennessee (13-12) at Kentucky (17-7)
Vols Play Second Consecutive Ranked Team On The Road
 | | As a freshman, Brandon Crump is averaging 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. | For the second road game in a row, the Tennessee Volunteers find themselves visiting a nationally-ranked foe. The Vols will try to sweep the season series from Kentucky for the first time since the 1999 season when the two teams meet at 9 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.
The Vols won the first meeting between the two schools, a 76-74 overtime thriller in Knoxville less than two weeks ago. The win was the fourth for Tennessee's seniors over the Wildcats. Over the last four seasons, UT has won four of the seven meetings with Kentucky. That is one of Tennessee's most successful stretches since the early 1980s and late 1970s.
The Kentucky game will mark the Vols' second consecutive road game against a ranked opponent. On Saturday, the Vols fell at No. 7 Alabama 82-95. Tennessee's final stretch won't get any easier after the Kentucky game. The Vols return home to play Vanderbilt before hitting the road to play nationally-ranked Florida. UT will complete its regular season schedule with a home game against a ranked Georgia team.
Vincent Yarbrough, who is making a bid to become the first Vol since Allan Houston (22.3 points in 1993) to lead the SEC in scoring, currently leads the SEC with 18.1 points per game and leads the Vols with 7.2 rebounds per game. Marcus Haislip ranks second in the league with 2.00 blocked shots per game and is sixth in the SEC with 17.1 points and is eighth with 6.6 rebounds for the Vols.
Tough Road Ahead
Tennessee will finish its schedule by playing three of its last five games on the road. Each of those three games are against teams currently ranked in the Top 10 of the Associated Press poll. The Vols began the stretch with an 82-95 loss at No. 7 Alabama on Feb. 16 before traveling to Lexington, Ky., this week to play the No. 10 Wildcats. UT also will visit No. 6 Florida on Feb. 26. Tennessee's two home games are Feb. 23 against Vanderbilt and March 2 against No. 21 Georgia. Vols Vying For Postseason Honors
Three Vols are in contention to receive some postseason recognition. Vincent Yarbrough and Marcus Haislip are candidates for all-SEC honors in addition to possibly garnering some national recognition. Also, Brandon Crump is one of the top freshmen in the league this season. . Vincent Yarbrough - Leads the SEC in scoring with 18.1 points per game and is averaging 19.4 points in league games. He ranks among the league leaders in four statistical categories and leads the Vols in scoring, rebounding, steals and three-point percentage.
. Marcus Haislip - Ranks among the SEC leaders in five statistical categories, including second in blocks and sixth in scoring. His 38 blocks are the second-most in the league despite missing six of UT's games. Against ranked teams he has raised his game to average 22.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
. Brandon Crump - As a freshman he has started 14 games for the Vols this year and is averaging 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He leads UT in field goal percentage by making 62.1 percent of his shots. |
| Team Statistical Comparisons | Tennessee
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| Kentucky
| 73.1
| Points
| 78.6
| 71.2
| Opponent Points
| 67.2
| +1.8
| Scoring Margin
| +11.4
| 45.9
| Field Goal %
| 46.1
| 42.1
| Opponent Field Goal %
| 40.0
| 35.2
| Three-Point %
| 31.7
| 34.6
| Opponent Three-Point %
| 31.7
| 38.2
| Free Throw %
| 66.1
| 37.9
| Rebounds
| 41.1
| 34.4
| Opponent Rebounds
| 35.0
| +3.6
| Rebounding Margin
| +6.2
| 15.4
| Assists
| 15.6
| 16.4
| Turnovers
| 15.3
| 3.4
| Blocks
| 4.8
| 6.3
| Steals
| 8.0
| 13-12
| Record
| 17-7
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| Individual Statistical Leaders | Tennessee
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| Kentucky
| Yarbrough, 18.1
| Points
| Prince, 17.0
| Yarbrough, 7.2
| Rebounds
| Prince, 6.1
| Higgins, 4.2
| Assists
| Hawkins, 4.3
| Crump, 62.1
| Field Goal %
| Estill, 66.9
| Yarbrough, 36.7
| Three-Point %
| Carruth, 35.6
| Grindstaff, 85.1
| Free Throw %
| Estill, 74.5
| Looking At Kentucky
Kentucky is looking to bounce back from a 69-78 loss at No. 21 Georgia on Saturday that saw the Wildcats' record drop to 17-7 on the season and 7-5 in the SEC. The Wildcats, who are one game ahead of Tennessee in the SEC Eastern Division standings, will play three of their final four regular season games at home before heading to the SEC Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. UK hosts Tennessee and Arkansas before traveling to Vanderbilt on Feb. 27. The Wildcats will close out their schedule with a March 2 game against Florida in Rupp Arena.
. Senior forward Tayshaun Prince leads the Wildcats with 17.0 points and 6.1 rebounds this season. Junior guard Keith Bogans is the only other UK player in double-figure scoring with 11.8 points per game.
. Tayshaun Prince is one of 20 finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award. He is the only player from the SEC on the list.
. Kentucky's schedule is ranked as the toughest in the nation by collegerpi.com. The Wildcats are one of four SEC teams with schedules ranked among the top 10 most difficult in the nation. Arkansas (4th), Tennessee (8th) and Georgia (9th) are also ranked in the top 10.
. Jules Camara, Tayshaun Prince and Marquis Estill combine to make one of the best shot blocking lineups in the SEC. Camara ranks third in the league with 1.54 blocks per game while Prince is fourth with 1.38 and Estill is seventh with 1.21 blocks.
. Kentucky ranks second in the Southeastern Conference by outrebounding its opponents by 6.2 rebounds per game. | The Kentucky Series
Kentucky leads the all-time series, 129-62.
. This will be the 192nd meeting all-time between the two schools
. The Wildcats hold a 76-15 all-time advantage when playing in Lexington. The Vols are 3-23 all-time in Rupp Arena.
. Kentucky leads the series 44-43 when played in Knoxville.
. The Vols won the first meeting between the schools this season with a 76-74 overtime win in Thompson-Boling Arena.
. Tennessee has not swept a season series from Kentucky since the 1999 season when the Vols took a 47-46 win in Lexington and a 68-61 victory in Knoxville.
. Tennessee has won four of the last seven meetings with Kentucky.
. Last year Kentucky swept the series with an 84-74 win in Lexington and a 103-95 win in Knoxville.
. Tennessee's 62 wins against the Wildcats are almost double that of any other Kentucky opponent. Vanderbilt has beaten UK 35 times to rank second.
. Kentucky's 129 wins against Tennessee are the most of any Volunteer opponent.
. Tennessee is 15-12 all-time against Kentucky when the Wildcats are not ranked.
. The Kentucky series is Tennessee's oldest among SEC opponents. The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910. That was just the second season that the University of Tennessee fielded a basketball team. | Oak Hill Ties
Tennessee forward Ron Slay, who is out for the season with a knee injury, and Kentucky guard Cliff Hawkins helped lead Oak Hill Academy to a 31-0 record and a No. 1 ranking in the final USA Today poll in 1998-99. Also members of Oak Hill's undefeated 1999 team were Maryland's Steve Blake, Virginia's Travis Watson and Toledo's Terry Reynolds. Last Meeting With Kentucky
After losing seven straight close games to start the season, the Vols won their fourth game in a row decided by four points or less with a 76-74 overtime win against the seventh-ranked Kentucky Wildcats Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols had to hold their breath at the end though as Tayshaun Prince's shot at the buzzer missed. Tennessee students spilled out onto the court at the sound of the final horn. Thaydeus Holden gave the Vols a 70-64 lead with 30 seconds left in regulation but UK answered with a Gerald Fitch three-pointer to cut the lead to three with 17.4 seconds left. Holden drew a quick foul on UT's next possession but missed the front end of the 1-and-1. Kentucky grabbed the rebound and Fitch tied the game with another three-pointer with 2.0 seconds left. In the overtime period UT jumped out to a two-point lead but the Wildcats scored four straight points to take a 74-72 lead. Holden drew another foul and made both of his charity tosses to tie the score. After forcing a Kentucky turnover, Marcus Haislip scored the game-winning bucket when he followed his own miss for a tip-in with 18.3 seconds left.
. Marcus Haislip recorded his first career double-double with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Haislip also tied his season-high with four blocked shots.
. Vincent Yarbrough chipped in 19 points while Jenis Grindstaff and Thaydeus Holden each had 12 points.
. The Vols were missing Ron Slay (out for the season with knee injury), Brandon Crump (missed the game with viral infection) and Jenis Grindstaff missed most of the second half with a knee injury. Jon Higgins played 43 minutes with a bruised lower back. Each of the aforementioned players are starters.
. Tennessee shot 70.8 percent from the field in the second half and finished the game shooting 53.4 percent from the field.
. Senior Del Baker made his first career start.
. Buzz Peterson joined Ray Mears and Don DeVoe as the only Tennessee coaches to defeat Kentucky in their first game against the Wildcats. | Yarbrough and Haislip Earn NABC All-District Honors
Vincent Yarbrough and Marcus Haislip were both named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Pontiac Division I All-District Teams on Tuesday afternoon. Yarbrough was a first team all-District 7 selection while Haislip was selected to the second team. The teams are selected by a panel of member coaches of the NABC. Yarbrough and Haislip, along with players from the other 15 districts, will now be eligible for the NABC/Pontiac Division I All-American Team that will be announced at the conclusion of the season. Joining Yarbrough on the first team are Kentucky's Tayshaun Prince, Memphis' Dajuan Wagner and Kelly Wise and Louisville's Reece Gaines. Haislip is joined by Western Kentucky's Chris Marcus, Tennessee Tech's Damien Kinloch, Austin Peay's Nick Stapleton and Morehead State's Ricky Minard on the second team. Yarbrough's Trifecta, Senior reaches 1,600 points / 800 Rebounds / 200 Steals
Vincent Yarbrough reached three milestones in one game when he recorded his 1,600th career point, 800th career rebound and 200th career steal against Arkansas on Feb. 13. He joins Bernard King, Dyron Nix, Carl Widseth and Reggie Johnson as the only players in school history with 1,600 career points and 800 career rebounds. Yarbrough holds the school record with 201 career steals and ranks 10th on UT's career scoring list with 1,630 career points and is sixth with 808 career rebounds. Free Throws The Difference in SEC Play
In Tennessee's Southeastern Conference wins this season, the Vols are shooting a combined 78.4 percent (109-of-139) from the free throw line. In UT's conference losses, the Vols are shooting just 59.4 percent (85-of-143) from the charity stripe.
. Tennessee's 88.6 percent shooting against Ole Miss was its best effort at the free throw line since making 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) of its free throws against South Carolina on March 10, 2000. Vols Faring Well Against Ranked Teams
Tennessee is 2-2 against ranked teams this season, with all of those games coming against teams ranked in the Top 10 by the Associated Press. Following are UT's results against ranked teams this year: - Jan. 9 #3 Florida L, 100-104 ot
- Jan. 18 #8 Syracuse W, 66-62
- Feb. 6 #7 Kentucky W, 76-74 ot
- Feb. 16 #7 at Alabama L, 82-95
Trio Logging Some Serious Minutes
With the rash of injuries this season three Vols have been relied upon heavily for their contributions. Vincent Yarbrough, Marcus Haislip and Jon Higgins are each averaging more than 30 minutes per game this year. Yarbrough leads UT with 35.2 minutes per game while Haislip (32.8 mpg) and Higgins (33.2 mpg) are also over the 30 minute mark.
. Over the last six games, Yarbrough (38.2 mpg), Higgins (36.3 mpg) and Haislip (36.0 mpg) are each averaging more than 35 minutes per game. Haislip Leading The Vols In Blocks, 38 Blocks are Second-Most In SEC
Marcus Haislip's 38 blocks this season are the second-highest number of blocked shots in the Southeastern Conference this year. Only Auburn's Kyle Davis (62) has more rejections this season. What's impressive with Haislip's numbers are that he has only played in 19 of UT's 25 games this year. In league games the 6-foot-10 forward is second in the SEC with 1.67 blocks per game.
. Despite missing UT's first six games, Haislip leads the team in blocked shots with 38.
. He ranks 10th on Tennessee's career blocked shots list with 110 career rejections. He needs three more blocks to pass Rob Jones (112 from 1982-86) for ninth on the career list.
. Last year his 51 blocks led the team and ranked fifth on UT's single-season charts despite playing just 13.2 minutes per game.
. Had a career game Feb. 16 at Alabama when he led UT with a career-high 30 points.
. Scored his first career double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds in UT's overtime win against No. 7 Kentucky on Feb. 6. | Yarbrough Climbing Scoring List,Ranks 10th with 1,630 Points
Vincent Yarbrough has led the Vols in scoring this season and continues his ascent up the Tennessee career scoring lists.
. He ranks 10th on UT's career scoring lists with 1,630 career points.
. He entered his senior season 28th on the school's scoring list with 1,177 points.
. He leads the Vols with 453 points this year.
. His 18.1 points per game leads the Southeastern Conference. | Yarbrough Breaks UT Steals Record:Tied For 14th ON SEC Career List
Senior forward Vincent Yarbrough became Tennessee's all-time steals leader when he tied a season-high with five steals against West Virginia on Dec. 22. Yarbrough, who now has 201 career pilfers, passed Fred Jenkins (177 steals from 1983-87) for first on the list. Yarbrough leads the Vols this season with 48 steals.
Tennessee Individual Career Steals - 201 Vincent Yarbrough, 1999-present
- 177 Fred Jenkins, 1983-87
- 173 Tyrone Beaman, 1980-84
- 154 Dale Ellis, 1979-83
Southeastern Conference Individual Career Steals
1. 310 Clarance Ceasar (LSU), 1992-95
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10. 211 Jason Smith (Ole Miss), 1996-99
11. 207 Derrick Taylor (LSU), 1981-86
12. 205 Vern Fleming (Georgia), 1981-84
13. 204 Eddie Shannon (Florida), 1996-99
14. 201 Vincent Yarbrough (Tennessee), 1999-present
201 Tony Delk (Kentucky), 1993-96 2002 Vols Have Most Close Calls Since 1984
Tennessee has had more than its share of games decided by one shot this year. The Vols have had nine of their 25 games this season decided by three points or less. It is the most games decided by three or fewer points since the 1983-84 squad also had nine games decided by that margin. While the 1972, 1980 and 1983 teams had 11 games decided by three points or less, the school record for close calls is by the 1982-83 team that had 13 games decided by three points or less. Reversal of Fortune,Vols Won Last Four Close Calls
After losing their first seven games that were decided by four points or less, the Vols have put to use the lessons they learned from that experience. The Vols are 4-7 in games that are decided by four points or less on the year. UT went 0-7 in its first seven games decided by four or fewer points. Since then the Vols have won their last four by that margin.
. Tennessee fell at Louisville (72-73 on Dec. 20) and at Mississippi State (91-92 in overtime on
Jan. 16) by one point and has two-point losses at Memphis (69-71 on Dec. 15) and to West Virginia (72-74 on Dec. 22). UT fell at Wisconsin by three points (62-65 on Dec. 29) and at Georgia (73-70 on Jan. 12). The Vols lost to third-ranked Florida by four points (100-104 in overtime on Jan. 9).
. Since losing their first seven games decided by four points or less, the Vols have won their last four games decided by that margin. UT has wins against No. 8 Syracuse (66-62 on Jan. 19), at LSU (61-58 on Jan. 30), at Vanderbilt (67-65 on Feb. 2) and vs. No. 7 Kentucky (76-74 in overtime on Feb. 6). | More Close Calls
With all of the close calls this season for the Vols, a good heart medication may be in order for head coach Buzz Peterson. Thirteen of Tennessee's last 19 games have been decided by six points or less. Nine of those games were decided by three points or less. The three games in which the final margin was not within six points were played consecutively from Jan. 21-27 and were decided by at least 18 points each. Injury Bug Bites Again
After surviving an early season bout with the injury bug, the Vols have once again been bitten. Tennessee's players have missed a combined total of 31 games due to injury or illness. Additionally, Marcus Haislip missed UT's first six games due to academics. Six Vols have missed at least one game due to injury or illness while only four scholarship players have played in every game this season. Del Baker (4 games with a stress fracture in right ankle), Jenis Grindstaff (2 games with knee injury), Brandon Crump (1 game with a viral infection), Andy Ikeakor (11 games with a mid-foot injury and viral infection), Ron Slay (10 games with a stress fracture in his leg and a knee injury) and Elgrace Wilborn (2 games with a knee injury) have all missed games this season.
. Jenis Grindstaff, who had started seven straight games until being injured, returned to the lineup at Alabama after suffering a knee injury against Kentucky (2/6/02). He did not play against South Carolina (2/9/02) because of the knee and then missed the Arkansas game (2/13/02) with a viral infection.
. Brandon Crump missed the Kentucky (2/6/02) game with a viral infection and was severely limited against South Carolina (2/9/02). Although not back at 100 percent, he is expected to be in the lineup against Alabama.
. Ron Slay suffered a torn ACL in his left knee against Syracuse (1/19/02) and is out for the season. He underwent surgery to repair the knee on Jan. 31. Slay also missed UT's first two games and was limited for three more after suffering a stress fracture to the fibula in his right leg in October. | Yarbrough Wins Second SEC Player of the Week Honor On Feb. 4
Vincent Yarbrough was named the SEC's Player of the Week on Feb. 4 for the second time this season and the third time in his career. Yarbrough won the award after averaging 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in Tennessee's wins at LSU and at Vanderbilt. He shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from the floor, including 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from three-point range on the week. At LSU he had a game-high 21 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. At Vanderbilt he had 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting, nine rebounds and three steals. With 4.3 seconds left in the game at Vanderbilt he hit a running jumper for the game-winning basket.
. He also won the award on Nov. 19, 2001 following a 26 point, 11 rebound performance in UT's season-opener against Tennessee Tech.
. Yarbrough won his first SEC Player of the Week honor on Jan. 31, 2000 when he shared the award with LSU's Stromile Swift.
. It is the 15th time that a Vol has received the award since the 1992-93 season. | Grindstaff Takes Over The Point
Senior guard Jenis Grindstaff has steadily made a case to join the starting lineup. Once inserted into the lineup the 6-foot-2 senior made a statement. Making his first start of the season against eighth-ranked Syracuse on Jan. 19 he turned in a performance that netted career-highs in nine statistical categories including a career best 18 points.
. Against Syracuse he had career-highs or tied his previous career-best for points (18), rebounds (5), field goals made (5), field goals attempted (11), three-pointers made (3), three-pointers attempted (6), free throws made (5), free throws attempted (6) and minutes played (32).
. Since being inserted into the starting lineup against Syracuse he is averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. | Troubles From Behind The Arc
After beginning the season by making 46.5 percent (53-of-114) of their three-point attempts through their first six games, the Vols have struggled from three-point range since then. Over its last 19 games Tennessee has made just 31.4 percent (106-of-338) of its three-pointers. Vols' Schedule 8th, SEC No. 1 In RPI
It hasn't been an easy road for the Volunteers and the computers are backing that up. According to collegerpi.com, Tennessee's schedule ranks as the 8th-most difficult in the nation this year. The Southeastern Conference is rated as the toughest conference by the website. Tennessee is ranked 54th in the Feb. 17 RPI. Following is a listing of the top conferences according to the Feb. 17 RPI:
Conference Record Overall RPI
1. SEC 116-32 0.5935
2. ACC 80-29 0.5800
3. Big 12 103-40 0.5688
4. Big East 127-44 0.5679
5. Pac-10 66-27 0.5646
6. Big Ten 85-48 0.5639 Last Second Losses Sink Vols
For Tennessee this season, the difference between being 13-12 on the year and potentially 20-5 is a matter of 16 points and less than 10 seconds. Four times this season a Vol opponent has hit a three-pointer at the end of regulation that has helped decide the game while one time a UT three-point attempt at the buzzer that would have tied the game rimmed out. Seven of UT's 12 losses this year have been decided by a combined total of 16 points. Following are Tennessee's games that went down to the last possession.
. At Memphis, Thaydeus Holden made the first free throw of a two-shot foul to bring UT to 69-71 with 1.9 seconds left. He intentionally missed the second but Memphis was able to grab the rebound to seal the win.
. Louisville's Reece Gaines hit a three-pointer for the lead with 1.8 seconds left in the game to give the Cardinals a 73-72 win.
. West Virginia's Jonathan Hargett hit a three-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining to give the Mountaineers a 74-72 victory.
. UT's Thaydeus Holden had a three-pointer that would have tied the game at the buzzer rim out against Wisconsin. The Badgers took a 65-62 win in Madison.
. Florida's Brett Nelson hit a 25-foot three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in regulation to tie the game 94-94. The third-ranked Gators went on to a 104-100 overtime win.
. Georgia's Ezra Williams picked up a loose ball and fired up a three-pointer as time expired to give the Bulldogs a 73-70 win.
. Mississippi State's Timmy Bowers hit one of two free throws with nine seconds left in overtime to give the Bulldogs a 92-91 win. Marcus Haislip's shot at the end of regulation was off the mark and then Jon Higgins' three-pointer at the end of the overtime also missed.
. Vincent Yarbrough hit a driving shot with 4.3 seconds left to give Tennessee a 67-65 lead at Vanderbilt. Chuck Moore's three-pointer as time expired rimmed out to give the Vols the win.
. Kentucky's Gerald Fitch hit a three-pointer with 2.0 seconds left in regulation to tie the game 70-70 and send it into overtime. Tennessee won the game 76-74 in the extra period. | Slay Out For The Year With Knee Injury
Junior Ron Slay is out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late in the first half of UT's win over eighth-ranked Syracuse Jan. 19. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Slay underwent successful surgery to repair his ACL on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the UT Medical Center. This year was an injury-plagued year for the Nashville native. He missed UT's first two games of the season and was limited through the Vols' first five games after suffering a stress fracture to the fibula in his right leg in October.
. Slay averaged 14.8 points and 6.5 rebounds before the injury.
. He needs just 47 points to reach the 1,000 career point mark. He has scored 953 points in 80 career games.
. He had led or tied for the team lead in rebounding in six of the eight games before the injury.
. At the time of the injury his 32 offensive rebounds ranked second on the team. | Crump And Wilborn In For Slay
With Ron Slay out with a knee injury, it is up to freshmen Brandon Crump and Elgrace Wilborn to step in for the junior. While filling in for Slay in the middle of the treacherous SEC schedule may be daunting for most freshmen, both Crump and Wilborn gained valuable experience for the Vols early in the season.
. Crump started six of UT's first seven games while Marcus Haislip was out because of academics. During that time he averaged 9.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 26.6 minutes of action.
. Wilborn started four of Tennessee's first five games for the injured Slay. In those first five games he averaged 5.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24.2 minutes of play. | Tennessee's Last Game
Alabama used a 22-6 run midway through the second half and Tennessee could not recover in an 82-95 loss to the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Vols held the Tide scoreless in the second half until Demetrius Smith hit a three-pointer with 13:26 left. That started a run where Alabama hit eight of its next nine shots to give the Tide a 70-57 advantage with 9:30 remaining in the game. While Alabama was cold coming out of the locker room, missing its first 13 shots, Tennessee wasn't much better. The Vols managed to turn the Tide's 48-42 halftime lead into a 51-48 advantage. Following Bama's big run, UT could get no closer than nine points in the final 10 minutes.
. Marcus Haislip led the Vols with a career-high 30 points. He also had career marks with 12 field goals made, four three-pointers made and five three-pointers attempted. He is the first Vol to score 30 points since Isiah Victor had 34 at Auburn on Jan. 6, 2001.
. Vincent Yarbrough had 17 points and eight rebounds and Jon Higgins added 11 points.
. Erwin Dudley led Alabama with 25 points and seven rebounds. Earnest Shelton added 25 points while Demetrius Smith had 13, Maurice Williams had 11 and Antoine Pettway added 10 points.
. Jenis Grindstaff returned to the Tennessee lineup after missing the Vols' two previous games with a knee injury and a viral infection.
. Tennessee fell to 2-2 against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 this season.
. Bama's bench outscored Tennessee's 44-12.
. Alabama shot 46.3 percent from the field while Tennessee shot 45.9 percent from the field.
. Alabama improved its homecourt winning streak to 17 games. | |
