Postgame Notes: Vols 81, LSU 65

Feb. 20, 2016

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Tennessee extended its home winning streak to four games.
UT is now 12-2 at home, marking the fourth time in five years that the Vols have posted 12 wins at home.
The Vols also avoided their first three-game SEC losing streak of the season.
Armani Moore and Derek Reese are now 48-16 in their careers at Thompson-Boling Arena. With two home games left, Moore and Reese have a shot at reaching 50 home victories.

LSU's 25 points in the first half were the third-fewest points allowed by Tennessee in the first half. UT held Auburn to a season-low 23 first-half points on Feb. 9.
LSU star Ben Simmons started the game on the bench and entered the game four and a half minutes in. Simmons had started all 26 games of his collegiate career entering tonight's game.
Tennessee's 16-point win marked LSU's biggest loss of the season. The Tigers' previous largest margin of defeat this season was 14 points in a 71-57 loss to Texas A&M on Jan. 19 in College Station, Texas.

Armani Moore filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and four steals.
Moore recorded his fifth double-double of the season and the eighth of his career.
His seven assists tied his career high. Moore has dished out seven assists three times in his career. His last seven-assist game entering tonight was against Butler on Dec. 12.
He has tallied four or more steals four times this season, including a career-high five against South Carolina on Jan. 23.
Moore recorded two blocks in the first half to push his career total to 124. He is now in sole possession of eighth place on UT's all-time blocks list.
Moore is now seven blocks back of Vincent Yarbrough (131 blocks from 1998-2002) and seventh place.

Tennessee took a 31-25 lead into halftime. The Vols is (8-1) this season when leading at the half.
Detrick Mostella scored in double-figures for the 11th time this season and the 13th time in his career.
Shembari Phillips scored 13 points, the second-highest total of his career. He also set a new career best with four assists and his six rebounds matched his career high.
Robert Hubbs III's 19 points against LSU was one shy of his career high of 20, which he set last week against Auburn.

Tennessee starters against LSU were Kyle Alexander, Robert Hubbs III, Armani Moore, Shembari Phillips and Detrick Mostella.
Vols leading scorer Kevin Punter Jr. was inactive for tonight's game due to injury (right foot).
Phillips started for the fourth-straight game. Saturday's game also marked Mostella's third start of the season and his first since staring at Mississippi State on Jan. 16.
Hubbs scored the first basket of the game on a jumper 14 seconds in.

The Vols next play South Carolina on Feb. 24 in Columbia, S.C.
Tip-off at Colonial Life Arena is slated for 9 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Tennessee is 42-24 all-time against the Gamecocks and 14-14 against them in Columbia.
The Vols defeated South Carolina, 78-69, on Jan. 23 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Kevin Punter Jr. scored a career-high 36 points in the win.