University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
February 22, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2003
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Tennessee vs. Alabama
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Records
* Tennessee falls to 15-8 (7-5 SEC), while Alabama improves to 15-8 (5-7 SEC)
* Vols are 11-3 (4-2 SEC) at home this season ... UA is 1-6 (1-5 SEC) on the road
* UT is 3-1 vs. SEC West this season--3 wins all on the road ... Today's game was the Vols' first vs. SEC West team at home
* Alabama has won the last two meetings in the series--both last season...UA won 95-82 at Tuscaloosa and 91-72 at the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Atlanta last year
* UT is 5-2 in month of February
* Vols have won last five of last 7 SEC games ...UT has won 7 of its last 11
* Vols are 74-14 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the 1997-98 season
Series Notebook
* Alabama leads the all-time series 67-61
* UT leads 43-18 in Knoxville
* Prior to today's game, UT had won last three meetings over Alabama in Knoxville dating back to 1997
* UA's last win at Thompson-Boling Arena was in 1995 (69-46)
Slay Leads Vols with 23
* Slay now has 1456 career points ... Ranks 14th on UT's all-time list
* Hit 12-of-15 from three throw line and was 5-of-11 from the field
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (21.8 ppg)
* 73rd career game of scoring double figures, including all 23 games this season
* 26th career game of scoring 20 or more points and 16th game this season (9 of last 10 games)
Holden Scores Career-High
* Scored career-high 22 today (previous: 20 vs. Appalachian State Nov. 29, 2001)
* Previous SEC-best: 17 vs. Vandy and Arkansas this season)
* Also set or equaled career-highs for three-pointers made (6. previous 5 vs. Vandy) and attempts (8-tied)
* Scored 16 points in second half on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range
* 22 points today career-best vs. Alabama ... Had 6 points in each game last season
* Tallied double-figures in 17th career game ... Eighth game in double figures this season
Quickly
* Tennessee is now 1-7 when holding an opponent scores 70 or more points this season ... 14-1 when holding opponent to less than 70 this season
* Vols' first back-to-back SEC losses this season
* Alabama hit 7 of its first 8 shots from the field to start second half
* SEC's assist leader, C.J. Watson dished out 7 assists today
* UT had just 19 turnovers today--most since 19 at Auburn Feb. 1
* Vols trailed at halftime (39-29)--third consecutive game UT is now 3-4 when trailing at the half
Next Game
* Tennessee travels to No. 2-ranked Kentucky Wednesday for a 8 p.m. game against the Gamecocks
* Kentucky defeated UT 71-68 in Knoxville earlier this season (Jan. 5)--the Vols' only home SEC loss this season
