University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
January 18, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2003
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Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
Jan. 18, 2003
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
Records
* Tennessee improves to 9-4 (2-2 SEC), while Vanderbilt falls to 8-7 (1-3 SEC)
* Vols are 7-1 (1-1 SEC) at home this season ... VU is 0-5 (0-2 SEC) on the road this season
Series Notebook
* Tennessee leads the all-time series 100-62
* UT holds a 61-15 mark in games played in Knoxville
* Vols have won 7 of last 10 meetings in the series ... Two of VU's wins during that time came in Knoxville (2000, 2002)
* Teams split season series last year with each winning on the other's home court...UT won at Nashville 67-65; VU won in Knoxville 67-62 ... First time since 1973-74 that each school won on the other's home court in same season
* UT head coach Buzz Peterson was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt for three seasons (1994-96)
Slay Becomes Moves to No. 22 on UT Scoring List
* With 14 points tonight, moved to No. 22 on the Vols' all-time scoring list with 1226, passing UT All-Americas Ed Wiener (1217) and, A.W. Davis (1225) ... Slay entered tonight's game with 1212 points
* 14 points tonight is Slay's most productive game of career vs. Vanderbilt (previous: 13 at Vanderbilt, 2000)
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (21.6 ppg)
* 63rd career game of scoring double figures, including all 13 games this season
* Slay is a native of Nashville, Tenn.--home of Vanderbilt University
Higgins Continues Hot Shooting
* Scored 12 points on 5-of-7 FGs, including 2-of-3 from three-point range
* Higgins ranks fourth on UT's all-time 3-point FGs made list with 187
* 12-of-21 from long range last four games (.571)
* 29th career game in double figures and seventh time this season (fourth consecutive game)
Holden Has Hot Hand--Ties Three-Point FG Record
* Scored season-high 17 points on 6-of-8 FG shooting (5-of-5 treys) ... (previous: 12 vs. W. Carolina, 12/23/2002)
* Ties UT single-game three-point FG pct. Record also held by Shane Carnes who hit 5-of-5 at Michigan State in 1994-95 season... Sets Thompson-Boling Arena record
* Career-best scoring total in SEC play (previous: 13 vs. Arkansas, 2002)
* Hit first 6 shots from the field tonight, including 5-of-5 from three-point range
Watson Tallies Double-Figures Again
* Scored double-figures for the fourth consecutive game and seventh time this season
* Recorded 11 points and dished out 6 assists ... Hit 3-of-5 from the field
* In four SEC games this season, Watson has scored 57 points (14.3 ppg)
Quickly
* UT's 100th win over Vanderbilt is the most for the Vols over an opponent (Second: 77 vs. Georgia)
* Vols held VU starting guards (Holwerda and Lakey) scoreless tonight (0-of-5 FGs)
* Vols Outrebounded VU 31-23 tonight ... UT is 8-3 when outrebounding opponents this season
* UT committed 20 turnovers, but just 5 in the second half
* Junior forward Justin Albrecht (foot injury) was in uniform for the first time tonight since Texas A&M game (Dec. 4)
Next Game
* UT plays at nationally-ranked Georgia Wednesday in a 7:30 p.m. (EST) tipoff)
