Lanier's 26 points lead No. 11 Tennessee past Virginia 64-42 at the Baha Mar Championship
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 26 points and Igor Milicic Jr. had 14 points and eight rebounds against his former team as No. 11 Tennessee pulled away from Virginia in the second half for a 64-42 win at the Baha Mar Championship on Thursday night.
The Volunteers found themselves locked in a tight contest going to the locker room, their lead trimmed to 22-21 when Virginia’s Andrew Rohde hit a long, straightaway three in the final seconds of the half.
After the break, the Volunteers grabbed control of the game, taking advantage of misses and turnovers to turn the contest into a rout.
Dai Dai Ames led the Cavaliers with 12 points and Rohde added eight, but UVA shot just 28.6% from the floor. Tennessee held leading scorer Isaac McKneely to four points on 1-for-6 shooting.
Virginia: In its first major test of the Ron Sanchez interim era, UVA’s deliberate style and defensive intensity kept things interesting before getting overwhelmed by a superior opponent in the second half.
Tennessee: The Volunteers shook off a shaky first half and took control physically in the second. Tennessee outscored UVA 19-5 in second-chance points and had eight steals, using its size and athleticism to dominate.
Tennessee asserted itself with a 9-0 run early in the second half, aided by three Virginia turnovers. That surge swelled the margin to 37-24 with 13:06 left and, though the Cavaliers tried to hang around, the outcome was decided.
Virginia’s poor shooting was a problem, but maybe not as much as its 18 turnovers that led to 30 Tennessee points.
Tennessee faces Baylor in the championship game Friday at 9:30 p.m., while Virginia draws St. John’s in the consolation matchup Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Felix Okpara vs. Blake Buchanan (Cavaliers gains possession) | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Blake Buchanan blocks Chaz Lanier's two point dunk | Â | |
18:36 | Â | TJ Power defensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Felix Okpara blocks Elijah Saunders's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:42 | Â | TJ Power misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:23 | Â | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:04 | +2 | Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
16:46 | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 2-3 | |
16:22 | Â | Chaz Lanier offensive foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Chaz Lanier turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Jordan Gainey defensive rebound | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:43 | Â | Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup | 4-3 | |
15:13 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:09 | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Cade Phillips shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | Â | |
15:00 | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 | |
15:00 | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 | |
14:40 | Â | Jahmai Mashack misses two point layup | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound | Â | |
14:36 | +2 | Darlinstone Dubar makes two point dunk | 6-5 | |
14:25 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses two point layup | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Jordan Gainey turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 6-7 | |
13:01 | Â | Felix Okpara misses two point layup | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Felix Okpara blocks Andrew Rohde's two point jump shot | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Felix Okpara shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
12:36 | +1 | Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-8 | |
12:36 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Jahmai Mashack misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:03 | Â | Jacob Cofie defensive rebound | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Jacob Cofie offensive foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Jacob Cofie turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
11:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Chaz Lanier offensive rebound | Â | |
11:40 | +2 | Chaz Lanier makes two point layup | 8-8 | |
11:17 | Â | TJ Power turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
10:29 | +3 | Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists) | 11-8 | |
10:03 | Â | Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
9:48 | +3 | Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 14-8 | |
9:20 | Â | Andrew Rohde offensive foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Andrew Rohde turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Blake Buchanan blocks Zakai Zeigler's two point layup | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Jordan Gainey shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | Â | |
8:26 | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-9 | |
8:26 | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 | |
8:16 | Â | Chaz Lanier turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass) (Chaz Lanier steals) | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:17 | +3 | Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists) | 17-10 | |
6:57 | Â | TJ Power misses two point layup | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup | 17-12 | |
6:42 | Â | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:40 | Â | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Zakai Zeigler blocks Dai Dai Ames's three point jump shot | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul) | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Felix Okpara blocks Elijah Saunders's two point jump shot | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Chaz Lanier defensive rebound | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Blake Buchanan blocks Felix Okpara's two point jump shot | Â | |
5:43 | Â | TJ Power defensive rebound | Â | |
5:34 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 17-14 | |
5:06 | Â | TJ Power blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
4:53 | Â | TJ Power misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | +3 | Jahmai Mashack makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists) | 20-14 | |
4:04 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Jump ball. Jacob Cofie vs. Jahmai Mashack (Volunteers gains possession) | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Jacob Cofie turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals) | Â | |
3:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Ishan Sharma personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Jordan Gainey offensive rebound | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Ishan Sharma personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | Â | |
2:51 | +2 | Darlinstone Dubar makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 22-14 | |
2:24 | +2 | Andrew Rohde makes two point layup | 22-16 | |
2:05 | Â | Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:03 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Elijah Saunders offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point layup | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul) | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Jahmai Mashack misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Jahmai Mashack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Cavaliers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Darlinstone Dubar personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Jahmai Mashack personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | Â | |
1:09 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot | 22-18 | |
0:49 | Â | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Volunteers offensive rebound | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Zakai Zeigler misses two point layup | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | +3 | Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 22-21 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |