University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
February 05, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2003
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Tennessee vs. Massachusetts
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Records
* Tennessee improves to 12-6, while Massachusetts falls to 8-13
* Vols are 9-2 (2-1 SEC) at home this season ... UM is 2-7 (1-4 A10) on the road
* Tonight's game is the final non-conference game for the Vols this season
* UT is 8-3 in non-conference play this season (7-1 at home)
* Tonight's win is the Vols third in a row ... Longest streak since winning three straight in December ... UT has won 4 of last 6
* With tonight's win the Vols clinched a winning home record ... Vols are 9-2 at home this season with five to play
Series Notebook
* Tonight's game was the first meeting between the two schools
* UT has a 23-16 record all-time against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference
Homecourt Advantage
* Vols are 72-13 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the 1997-98 season
* UT is 9-2 at home this season
* Vols are now 47-2 vs. non-conference opponents since the past 6 seasons ... Only losses during that span was to W. Virginia 74-72 last season and a 72-69 decision to Louisville this season
Slay Scores 21; Moves Up Vols' All-Time Scoring List
* With 21 points, moved past Herman Thompson (1319) for No. 17 on UT's all-time scoring list ... Slay now has 1334 points
* Connected on 9-of-13 from the field tonight
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (21.2 ppg)
* 67th career game of scoring double figures, including all 18 games this season
* 20th career game of scoring 20 or more points and 11th game this season
Holden Has Hot Hand
* Scored 13 points tonight--all in the first half
* Connected on 14-of-20 three-point field goals last 7 games (.700) ... Hit 3-of-4 tonight
* Scored team-high 13 points in first half (5-of-7 FGs; 3-of-4 treys)
* Fifth game this season scoring double-figures ... 14th of his career
Hot Shooting First Half
* Vols shot 54 percent (13-of-24) from the field, including 50 percent (4-of-8) from three-point range in first half
* Tenth game this season UT has hit at least 50 percent FGs in first half ... Vols are 8-1 in those games
* Fourth consecutive game Vols have hit at least half their shots from the field
* UT led 39-30 at halftime
Quickly
* UM's 45 points are the fewest against the Vols this season and least since an 84-41 win over Western Carolina (11/30/98)
* UM scored just 15 points in the second half and shot 35 percent from the field for the game
* UT's crack stat crew reported that the dogs featured at halftime snagged 44-of-50 (.880) Frisbees thrown
Next Game
* UT returns to SEC action Saturday against No. 17 Georgia (3:00 p.m.-EST)
* Georgia defeated the Vols 81-76 in OT earlier this season in Athens
