Postgame Notes: Vols 61, TTU 58

Dec. 19, 2014

FOR STARTERS

Tennessee's starters: guard Josh Richardson, guard Kevin Punter, forward Armani Moore, forward Willie Carmichael, forward Derek Reese.
It was Reese's third start of the season and first since Nov. 27 against Santa Clara. This is the second time coach Donnie Tyndall has used this lineup; the last time for the Santa Clara game.
Ian Chiles, who had not played since the Vols' season opener on Nov. 14, started the second half for the Vols. He made his first shot.
First basket: Willie Carmichael III with a layup in the Vols' first possession.
First sub in: Devon Baulkman and Tariq Owens

WITH A WIN...

Preserves the Vols' unblemished home record this season (4-0).
Makes Tennessee 53-2 all-time against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Gives Donnie Tyndall an 80-43 head coaching record against OVC teams, including a 12-3 record vs. Tennessee Tech.
Makes Tyndall 29-16 as a Division I head coach against teams from the state of Tennessee.

DOUBLE DIGITS

Senior Josh Richardson again led the Vols with 19 points, the eighth time he has scored at least 15 points this season.
Devon Baulkman finished with 10 points, matching his career best that he posted on Wednesday against NC State.
Of the 10 Vols who played, eight scored.

FOUL FREE

The Vols entered the game ranked third in the nation in fouls committed per game with an average of 24.6, but did not pick up a foul for the first 11:49 minutes of Friday's game.
Freshman Willie Carmichael III was whistled for an illegal screen with 8:11 on the clock.
The Vols had five personal fouls at halftime and nine for the game.
By comparison, the Vols were called for 28 fouls on Wednesday at NC State, with Richardson and Punter both fouling out.

STEAL-O-MATIC

Richardson led the Vols with four steals.
It marked the third time in four games that Richardson has had at least three steals, including a career-best six against Butler (12/14/14).
The Tennessee defense forced 16 turnovers while committing 11.

FIRST HALF NOTES

Tennessee Tech led 32-26 at the half, led by perfect shooting from guard Torrance Rowe. The lefty shot 4-for-4 from 3-point range and had 12 points.
TTU shot 13 of 23 from the field (56.5 percent) compared to the Vols' 10 of 29 (34.5 percent).
Josh Richardson led the Vols with eight points, and Devon Baulkman made a pair of 3-pointers to finish with six.

UP NEXT: MERCER

The Vols host Mercer Monday, Dec. 22, at at 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network).
The Bears are off to a 5-4 start this season under veteran head coach Bob Hoffman.
Tennessee ended Mercer's season by knocking the Bears out of last year's NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.
But one year earlier, Mercer ended Tennessee's 2012-13 season by handing the Vols a 75-67 loss in the opening round of the 2013 NIT in Knoxville (March 20, 2013).
Vols guard Josh Richardson had the best game of his career in last year's NCAA Tournament, and it came against Mercer.
Then a junior, Richardson started as UT's three- man and scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting.

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