University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
March 18, 2003 | Men's Basketball
March 18, 2003
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Tennessee vs. Georgetown
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tenn.
Records
* Tennessee finishes its season 17-12, while Georgetown improves to 16-14
* Vols are 12-5 (5-3 SEC) at home this season
* UT has a 77-16 (.828) mark at Thompson-Boling Arena in 16 seasons
* Vols lost tonight for just the third time in its last 50 non-conference games at Thompson-Boling Arena
Series Notebook
* Tonight's game is the first between Tennessee and Georgetown
* UT has a 23-31 all-time mark against schools that currently make up the Big East Conference
* The Vols lost at Big East member West Virginia 65-62 Dec. 21 earlier this season
* UT won its last game over a Big East foe at Thompson-Boling Arena last season in a 66-62 win over Syracuse
NIT Notebook
* UT is playing in its 10th National Invitation Tournament dating back to 1945
* Tennessee is now 5-2 in NIT games at home ... Vols are 1-2 at Thompson-Boling Arena in NIT play
* Tennessee NIT Appearances: (1945-69-71-84-85-88-90-92-96-03)
* Vols' first NIT appearance since 1996 ... UT lost to College of Charleston 55-49 at Thompson-Boling Arena (3/13/96)
* UT head coach Buzz Peterson is 5-1 in the NIT ... His 2001 Tulsa squad won the NIT title
* This marks UT's fifth postseason appearance in last six years ... Sixth in last eight seasons
Slay Ends UT Career With 1569 Points
* Scored 17 points tonight in final UT game
* Ends college career ranked 14th on UT's all-time list with 1569 points
* Entered game as the SEC's leading scorer (21.4 ppg)
* 79th career game of scoring double figures, including all 29 games this season
Wilborn Ties UT Single-Game Block Record
* Pulled down season-high 11 rebounds (previous: 10 vs. Georgia Tech) ... Career-high is 12 vs. Appalachian St. last season
* Blocked a career-high 6 shots tonight, tying UT single-game record held by Reggie Johnson vs. Vanderbilt in 1977, vs. Biscayne in 1978 and Doug Roth vs. LSU in 1989
* Wilborn's 45 blocks this season ranks 9th on UT's single-season list
* Made first start this season and first since Nov. 21, 2001 vs. Appalachian State
Quickly
* UT head coach Buzz Peterson was a member of the 1982 UNC squad that defeated Georgetown for the NCAA title
* Vols have now held opponents to less than 50 percent from the field in 25 of its 29 games this season
* Thaydeus Holden scored 12 tonight, the 12th time this season he's reached double-figures (21st career)
* UT scored 60 or less points in three of the season's last four games
