Notes: Tennessee 64, Santa Clara 57

Nov. 27, 2014

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FOR STARTERS

Tennessee's starters: point guard Josh Richardson, guard Kevin Punter, forward Armani Moore, forward Derek Reese, and forward Willie Carmichael III.
It is the third different starting lineup for the Vols in the first three games. Richardson, Punter and Moore have started all three.
First basket: Willie Carmichael wit a layup at 18:42.
First sub in: Dominic Woodson and Detrick Mostella.

WITH THE WIN...

Give UT a two-game win streak
Make Tennessee 8-5 all-time against current members of the West Coast Conference.
Give Donnie Tyndall a 1-1 head coaching record against current WCC schools.
Make the Vols 3-1 all-time at this event; Tennessee posted a 2-1 record at the 2008 Old Spice Classic.

SECOND HALF ROLL

The Vols started the second half on an 14-0 run while Santa Clara went on a shooting drought.
The Broncos went 10 minutes and 4 seconds (10:04) without scoring a point. Santa Clara was scoreless after made a free throw by Brandon Clark with 27 seconds in the first half until a layup by Jared Brownnridge with 10:23 in the second half.
Santa Clara went 0-for-7 from the field during that time.

CLEANING UP IN THE PAINT

The Vols outscored Santa Clara 32-14 in points in the paint.
Second chance points helped. The Vols had 14 offensive rebounds. Santa Clara had only six.
UT also took advantage of Bronco turnovers, turning 13 turnovers into 16 points.

CAREER DAY FOR Armani Moore

Junior Armani Moore finished with a career-high 18 points to go along with five rebounds
He shot 4-for-8 from the field and a team-leading 10-of-12 from the free throw line.
It is the second consecutive game he has scored at least 10 points, having scored 11 against Texas Southern (11/20/14)

RICHARDSON LEADS WAY AGAIN

Senior Josh Richardson led or tied for the team lead in scoring for the third time this season, finishing with 18 points
He scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half.

HUSTLE McGHEE

Freshman Jabari McGhee put up career numbers in his third career game as a Vol, finishing with a personal-best eight points and nine rebounds
He has already had two games of at least five rebounds, getting six against VCU (11/14/14).
He played 19 minutes, also a career best
In nine minutes off the bench in the first half, he scored four points, had four rebounds and drew a charge.

TOBIAS IN TOWN

Orlando Magic star forward Tobias Harris was a one-and-done phenom at Tennessee during the 2010-11 season before becoming the 19th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Though he was not on Rocky Top for long, there is no doubt he's a Vol for Life. Before leaving on his road trip with the Magic, he came to cheer on Tennessee against Santa Clara.
Through Orlando's first 13 games this season, Harris --- now in his third season with the Magic --- is the team's leader in scoring (18.4 ppg) and steals (1.1 spg) while ranking second on the team in rebounding (8.5 ppg).

SOME HALFTIME NOTES

Junior Armani Moore led the Vols with nine points at the half, benefitting by shooting 5-for-6 from the line shortly before halftime.
Senior Josh Richardson had eight points.
Santa Clara's 3-point shooting spelled a major difference. The Broncos went 5-of-7 from long range in the first half, making their first four. The Vols were 0-for-4 from 3-point range.
While the Broncos were hitting distance shots, the Vols had the advantage in the paint, outscoring Santa Clara there 16-2.

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