Knecht, Zeigler lead No. 8 Tennessee to 88-53 rout of Vanderbilt
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zeigler scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 8 Tennessee to an 88-53 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night.
Josiah-Jordan James had 13 points, Santiago Vescovi scored 12 and Jonas Aidoo added 11 points and eight rebounds as the Volunteers (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) beat the Commodores (7-18, 2-10) for the 13th time in their last 14 meetings.
“(A performance like this) comes from a lot of respect we have for Vanderbilt,” said Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. “Our older guys have been in so many tough games with them. Our guys prepared that they were ready to play.”
Tennessee had 28 assists on 33 baskets.
“That's when we're at our best," Barnes said. “We love it when we're sharing the ball like that. I thought our guys were really locked in.”
Ven-Allen Lubin scored 10 points to pace Vanderbilt.
“(Tennessee) played as well as they have all year,” Commodores coach Jerry Stackhouse said.
Tennessee hit its first five shots to jump out to a 13-3 lead. By the time the Vols had made nine of their first 12, they led 23-7.
At halftime, Knecht and James had 10 points each and Tennessee was completely in charge, 51-20.
BIG PICTURE
Vanderbilt: Consistency is the next step for the Commodores. Earlier this season, they led Tennessee by five at halftime but ultimately lost by double digits. This week, Vanderbilt stunned Texas A&M at the buzzer, then had a disappointing showing at Tennessee.
Tennessee: If the Volunteers are going to live up to the predictions of tournament success in March that so many are heaping on them, they’re going to have to be better on the boards. Heading into the Vanderbilt game, Tennessee had been outrebounded in five of its 11 SEC games. Two of those five games were losses.
UP NEXT
Vanderbilt: Will face Georgia at home Wednesday night.
Tennessee: Will play Tuesday night at Missouri.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Ven-Allen Lubin vs. Jonas Aidoo (Commodores gains possession) | ||
| 19:42 |  | Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Josiah-Jordan James steals) | ||
| 19:28 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | | +3 | Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | | Jonas Aidoo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:12 | | Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:10 | | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | +3 | Josiah-Jordan James makes three point jump shot (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:34 | | Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound | ||
| 17:12 | | +2 | Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup | 3-8 |
| 16:56 | | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:54 | | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | ||
| 16:46 | | +3 | Santiago Vescovi makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 3-11 |
| 16:19 | | Isaiah West turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:06 | | +2 | Josiah-Jordan James makes two point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 3-13 |
| 15:44 | | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:42 | | Jonas Aidoo defensive rebound | ||
| 15:28 | | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:26 | | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 15:12 | | Jonas Aidoo blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point jump shot | ||
| 15:10 | | Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup | 5-13 |
| 15:09 | | Jonas Aidoo shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul) | ||
| 15:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:09 | | Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 15:09 | | Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound | ||
| 14:48 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point jump shot | 5-15 |
| 14:24 | | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup | 7-15 |
| 14:18 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:16 | | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | ||
| 13:55 | | +2 | Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 7-17 |
| 13:55 | | Isaiah West shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul) | ||
| 13:55 | | +1 | Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-18 |
| 13:34 | | Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:32 | | Tobe Awaka defensive rebound | ||
| 13:17 | | +2 | Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup (Dalton Knecht assists) | 7-20 |
| 12:52 | | Ezra Manjon offensive foul | ||
| 12:52 | | Ezra Manjon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:36 | | Tobe Awaka misses two point hook shot | ||
| 12:34 | | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 12:27 | | Paul Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Tobe Awaka steals) | ||
| 12:11 | | +3 | Santiago Vescovi makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists) | 7-23 |
| 11:57 | | Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:55 | | Santiago Vescovi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:47 | | Dalton Knecht turnover (lost ball) (JaQualon Roberts steals) | ||
| 11:38 | | Tobe Awaka blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point layup | ||
| 11:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:26 | | Jahmai Mashack misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Carter Lang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Paul Lewis turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 7-25 |
| 10:56 | | Carter Lang shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-26 |
| 10:43 | | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Jason Rivera-Torres misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-26 |
| 10:26 | | Carter Lang blocks Jahmai Mashack's two point dunk | ||
| 10:24 | | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Paul Lewis turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 10:11 | | Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Cade Phillips offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Jordan Gainey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup (Cade Phillips assists) | 8-28 |
| 8:36 | | JaQualon Roberts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Volunteers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Santiago Vescovi misses two point layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point layup | 8-30 |
| 7:51 | | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Jordan Gainey personal foul | ||
| 7:50 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:40 | | Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Volunteers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Josiah-Jordan James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Jonas Aidoo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Jonas Aidoo assists) | 8-33 |
| 6:38 | | Jordan Williams offensive foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Jordan Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Jonas Aidoo makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 8-35 |
| 6:17 | | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup | 10-35 |
| 5:56 | | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup | 12-35 |
| 5:01 | | Volunteers 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:44 | | Tobe Awaka misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Tobe Awaka defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Josiah-Jordan James makes three point jump shot (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 12-38 |
| 3:58 | | Santiago Vescovi personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Commodores turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point dunk (Josiah-Jordan James assists) | 12-40 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot | 14-40 |
| 2:35 | | Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Tobe Awaka personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | Isaiah West turnover (Josiah-Jordan James steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point layup (Josiah-Jordan James assists) | 14-42 |
| 2:10 | | Isaiah West shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-43 |
| 1:50 | | +3 | Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists) | 17-43 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Santiago Vescovi assists) | 17-46 |
| 1:19 | | Isaiah West offensive foul (Santiago Vescovi draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | Isaiah West turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | Jonas Aidoo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists) | 20-46 |
| 0:36 | | Jonas Aidoo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Josiah-Jordan James makes two point layup | 20-48 |
| 0:12 | | Tasos Kamateros turnover (bad pass) (Josiah-Jordan James steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Santiago Vescovi makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 20-51 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |