University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
January 11, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2003
Tennessee vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 11, 2003
Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Miss.
Records
* Tennessee improves to 8-3 (1-1 SEC), while Ole Miss falls to 9-4 (0-2 SEC)
* Vols are 1-2 on the road this season (1-0 SEC) ... UT defeated Georgia Tech 70-69 in Atlanta on a neutral site (Philips Arena)
* UT ends UM's home winning streak at 20 games and its SEC home streak at 15 (entered games as longest in league)
Series Notebook
* Tennessee leads the all-time series 62-35
* Vols lead the series 24-19 in games played in Oxford
* UT has won 5 of last 6 meetings in Oxford
* UT has won 11 of last 14 meetings dating back to 1991
* Vols defeated Ole Miss in Knoxville 82-76 last season's only meeting
Slay Scores 17 Before Fouling Out
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (22.5 ppg)
* 61th career game of scoring double figures, including all 11 games this season
* Fouled out with 2:14 remaining ... Last two fouls were on the offensive end ... First foul DQ since Miss. State last season
* Needs just 5 points to become just 26th player in UT history to score 1200 or more points
Higgins Moves Past Yarbrough on UT's Three-Point List
* Two three-point FGs moved Higgins past Vincent Yarbrough (179) for No. 4 on UT's all-time list with 181
* Connected on 2-of-3 from three-point range ... 6-of-8 from long range last two games (.750)
* 27th career game in double figures and fifth time this season
* First back-to-back games with double-figures this season (17 vs. UK Wednesday; 14 vs UM today)
Watson Scores Career-High in First SEC Road Game
* Recorded career-high 17 points in team-leading 38 minutes
* Connected on 7-of-10 from FT line
* In two SEC games this season, Watson has scored 32 points (16.0 ppg)
* Dished out game-high 4 assists ... Entered game No. 2 in SEC (5.6 apg)
* Hit big three-pointer with 1:51 remaining to pull Vols within two (62-60)
Fouls & Free Throws
* 48 total fouls were called in today's game (26 on UT; 22 on UM)
* Teams combined for 46free throw attempts and 37 FTs made today
* UT's 26 fouls today are a season-high (previous: 25 vs. Kentucky on Wednesday)
* Season-high three Vols (Crump, Slay, Wilborn) fouled out
Next Game
* UT travels to nationally-ranked Florida Wednesday (7 p.m.-EST)
