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University of Tennessee
15-14 (7-10SEC)
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21-9 (10-7SEC)
Vols Tame Tigers, 78-63
March 04, 2015 | Men's Basketball
March 4, 2015
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Senior Josh Richardson scored 20 points and junior Armani Moore finished with 19 to lead the Vols to a 78-63 victory over LSU on Wednesday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
After being tied at halftime, the Vols (15-14, 7-10 SEC) shot 69.2 percent from the floor and outscored LSU 45-30 in the second half on their way to snapping a five-game losing streak.
Tennessee concludes the regular season Saturday when the Vols host South Carolina at 4 p.m. Richardson will be among the seniors honored in their final SEC game at Thompson-Boling Arena. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
Richardson and Moore led the way for the Vols. Richardson had 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists. Moore came close to a double-double with a career-high tying 19 points along with eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
The Vols were effective from the floor and the 3-point range in the second half, shooting 18 of 26 from the field (69.2 percent) and 5 of 8 (62.5 percent) from beyond the arc. The Vols finished the game shooting 52.4 percent from the field. LSU shot just 37.5 percent from the field in the second half.
Sophomore Robert Hubbs III hit a jumper to put the Vols up for good 40-38 with 16:43 left in the second half.
Tennessee led by as many as 18 points when Kevin Punter hit a heavily guarded 3-pointer with 8:31 remaining. LSU eventually cut the lead to 11 points but never came within single digits of the Vols.
The Vols have now won five consecutive games over LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, a streak that started in 2008. Wednesday's outcome was much different than the first meeting this season, which LSU won 73-55.
LSU sophomore big men Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey average more than 16 points and 9 rebounds each, but Keith Hornsby led the way for the Tigers on Wednesday. He made 5 3-pointers to finish with 23 points.
Martin had 16 points and five rebounds, and Mickey had nine points and eight rebounds.
Tennessee and LSU were tied 33-33 after the first half, thanks to the Vols work on the glass. The Vols out-rebounded the taller Tiger squad 22-15, converting 11 offensive rebounds into eight second-chance points.
Richardson led the way for the Vols offensively in the first half with 14 points after being held to just seven points the last game at Florida. Derek Reese had seven rebounds to lead all players.
