University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
February 12, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 12, 2003
Tennessee vs. Arkansas
Bud Walton Arena
Fayetteville, Ark.
Records
* Tennessee improves to 14-6 (6-3 SEC), while Arkansas falls to 7-13 (2-7 SEC)
* Vols are 3-4 (3-2 SEC) on the road this season ... UA is 6-6 (1-3 SEC) at home this season
* Tonight's win is the Vols fifth in a row... Vols have won their last four SEC games ... ... UT has won 6 of last 8
* Vols are 3-0 vs. SEC West this season--all on the road with wins at Ole Miss, Auburn and Arkansas
Series Notebook
* Tonight's win evens the series 9-9 ... UT's first win at Bud Walton Arena (1-4)
* Razorbacks have a 4-2 advantage in games played in Fayetteville
* UT's only last win in Fayetteville was a 101-91 victory in 1993
* Vols have won 4 of last 5 meetings in the series ...
* UT won both meetings last season against the Razorbacks, winning 63-54 in Knoxville and 68-61 at Atlanta in the SEC Tournament
Slay Scores Game-High 23
* Scored 23 points, despite not scoring from the field in the second half until the 6:26 mark
* Hit first four shots from the field and scored 8 of the Vols' first 10 points ... Had 17 first-half points
* Connected on 9-of-17 from the field tonight
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (21.8 ppg)
* Ranks 17th on UT scoring list with 1390 points ... Needs 18 to pass No. 16 Jimmy England (1407)
* 70th career game of scoring double figures, including all 20 games this season
* 23rd career game of scoring 20 or more points and 13th game this season (6 of last 7 games)
Holden Equals Season-High
* 17 points tonight equals his season scoring high ... Also had 17 vs. Vanderbilt--career best vs. SEC opponents
* Connected on career-high 10 free throws (10-of-12) tonight ... (Previous: 8 vs. Tenn. Tech, 11/16/01)
* Connected on 17-of-27 three-point field goals last 8 games (.629)
* 7th game this season scoring double-figures and third consecutive contest ... 16th of his career
* Had no turnovers in 32 mintues
Watson Steady at the Point
* Scored 15 points tonight in 39 minutes
* Seventh SEC game of scoring in double figures (out of 9)
* Had just 1 turnover
* Equaled career-high with 8 free throws (8-of-10)
Quickly
* At same point last season Vols were 10-10 after 20 games ... 5-4 in SEC after 9 games
* Vols set season-highs for FTs made (29) and FTs attempts (39)
* UT hit just 2-of-12 from three-point distance ... 1-of-3 in second half
* All five UT starters played at least 30 minutes for the first time this season
* Vols had just two points off the bench (Asumnu-2)
* UT recorded a season-low 10 turnovers
Next Game
* UT hosts No. 4 Florida Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. (EST)
* Florida defeated the Vols 77-64 earlier this season in Gainesville
