Postgame Notes: Tennessee 96, Alabama-Huntsville 83

Nov. 6, 2015

The Basics

Tonight's game represented the lone exhibition contest on Tennessee's 2015-16 schedule.
First-year head coach Rick Barnes is the program's 20th head coach all-time.
Barnes is also the fourth head coach for Tennessee in the last decade.

Ten players saw action for Tennessee on Friday night, including three newcomers: Kyle Alexander, Ray Kasongo, Admiral Schofield.
Alexander scored four points in 10 minutes of action while Kasongo scored one field goal for two points in three minutes.

Tennessee started Kevin Punter, Detrick Mostella , Devon Baulkman, Armani Moore, and Derek Reese.
First off the bench: Robert Hubbs III (16:54). He was followed by Admiral Schofield (16:29) and Jabari McGhee (11:06).
In all, Tennessee played 10 players vs. Alabama-Huntsville.

Tennessee took a 62-41 lead into the halftime locker room.
With 62 points over the first 20 minutes of action, the Vols nearly matched last season’s full-game scoring average of 63.3. points per game.
The Vols scored 30 points from beyond the arc, going 10-of-22 from three during the first half. Tennessee’s high for three point shots made in a game during the 2014-15 season was 13 (vs. Tennessee State, 12/27/14).
Tennessee recorded 44 possessions in the first half with the average time of those possessions clocking in at 13 seconds. The Vols scored at a rate of 1.41 points per possession.
The Vols gained some early separation when it used a 17-4 run to break a 10-10 tie. Kevin Punter, Robert Hubbs III, and Detrick Mostella hit threes during the flurry.

The senior duo of Armani Moore and Kevin Punter combined to score 54 of Tennessee's 96 points on Friday night.
Moore led all scorers on the night with 29 while Punter chipped in 25.
The pair also combined for 10 total assists with each dishing out five.
Moore scored his 29 in 28 minutes of work while Punter logged the most time for the Vols with 36 minutes of action.

Four players finished in double digit scoring for the Vols:
Armani Moore - 29
Kevin Punter - 25
Robert Hubbs III - 15
Devon Baulkman - 11
Alabama-Huntsville saw three players score in double figures as Seab Webster led the way with 21 points. Both Chayse Elliott and Kip Owens scored 10 off the bench.
Armani Moore also turned in a game-high 10 rebounds, giving him a double-double.

Because Friday night's contest was an exhibition, its statistics will not officially stand in the record books. But here's a look at how Tennessee's numbers stacked up with those from the 2014-15 regular season.
Tennessee converted 13 three-point shots on Friday night, going 13-of-35 from beyond the arc. That figure matches the most made threes for the Vols in 2014-15 as they hit 13 against Tennessee State on Dec. 27, 2014. The most three-point attempts from UT last season was 29 against both TSU and Texas A&M (1/24/15).
The fast-paced Tennessee offense produced 19 assists on Friday night, matching the best output from last season when UT handed out 19 dimes vs. ETSU (12/31/14).
Tennessee scored 62 points in the first half en route to 96 for the game. The Vols averaged 63.3 points per game last season, including a high of 78 at LSU (3/4/15).

Tennessee plays host to UNC Asheville in the regular season opener on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.
The game will be streamed live online through SEC Network +.
The season-opener against the Bulldogs will mark Tennessee's 450th game in Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Volunteers own a 331-118 (.737) all-time record in riverfront facility, which opened for the 1987-88 season and is entering its 29th year.