TENN

MIAMI

Lanier scores 22 points as No. 1 Tennessee beats Miami 75-62 at Jimmy V Classic

AP
Dec 10, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 22 points, and No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers beat struggling Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night at the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden.

Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 and nine rebounds for the Volunteers, who took the top spot in the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since February 2019. Zakai Zeigler added 13 points and nine assists for Tennessee, which pulled away late in the first half and withstood a Miami comeback attempt for its first 9-0 start since 2000-01.

Lynn Kidd scored 14 as the Hurricanes (3-8) dropped their seventh straight game. Nyjel Pack added 12 and AJ Station-McCray added 11 for Miami, which shot 39.3%.

The Hurricanes held a two-point lead on a hook shot by Kidd with 7:52 remaining in the first half. The Volunteers never trailed after Ziegler hit three free throws 30 seconds later to start a 14-0 run.

Tennessee: The Volunteers won their ninth straight by double digits and looked the part of a top-ranked team.

Miami: The Hurricanes started decently by making four of their first seven 3s but finished 8 of 33.

Miami made a comeback and cut the deficit to 63-56 with 5:36 left but Milicic hit an open 3 nearly a minute later and Lanier coasted in for a layup to put the Volunteers back up by double digits on the next possession.

Tennessee made 10 3-pointers, the third straight game it hit at least 10 and fifth time overall.

The Volunteers play their second game as the top-ranked team when they visit Illinois on Saturday. The Hurricanes host Presbyterian on Sunday.

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This story has been corrected to fix the Tennessee player's name to Lanier.

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1st Half
TENN
Volunteers
38
MIA
Hurricanes
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Zakai Zeigler gains possession)
19:47	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	3-0
19:30		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
19:28		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	5-0
19:02		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
19:00		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
18:53	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	5-2
18:22		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:20		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
17:58		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (bad pass) (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
17:50		Felix Okpara turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
17:41	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	5-5
17:23	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	8-5
16:54		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
16:52		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
16:39		Chaz Lanier misses two point layup
16:37		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:20		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
16:18		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
16:09		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:00	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)	8-8
15:42	+3	Jahmai Mashack makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	11-8
15:23	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	11-11
15:14		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:12		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
15:04		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
15:02		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
14:45		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul
14:45		TV timeout
14:43	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	14-11
14:26	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)	14-14
14:06		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
14:04		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
13:57		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
13:55		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
13:36		Cade Phillips misses two point jump shot
13:34		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
13:23		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
13:21		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
12:50		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
12:48		Volunteers offensive rebound
12:30		Paul Djobet shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
12:30	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
12:08		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:06		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
11:47		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
11:45		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
11:28		Jordan Gainey shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:28	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-15
11:28		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:28		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
11:06	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point dunk (Cade Phillips assists)	18-15
10:39		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
10:37		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
10:30	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	21-15
10:28		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
10:14		Jahmai Mashack personal foul
9:56		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
9:54		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
9:52	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	21-18
9:40		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Paul Djobet steals)
9:38		Paul Djobet turnover (bad pass)
9:27	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	24-18
9:03	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)	24-21
8:47		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
8:45		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
8:41		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (traveling)
8:31		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
8:29		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	24-23
8:19		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
8:13		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
8:11		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	24-25
7:47		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
7:45		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:31		Lynn Kidd turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
7:22		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 3	25-25
7:22	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 3	26-25
7:22	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-25
6:51		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
6:43		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
6:41		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:35		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:33		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
6:22		Lynn Kidd blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup
6:20		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
6:05	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	30-25
5:34		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
5:32		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
5:14		Felix Okpara misses two point jump shot
5:12		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
5:05		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
5:03		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
4:53		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
4:51		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
4:48		Felix Okpara turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
4:31		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
4:29		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	32-25
3:57		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
3:55		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
3:42		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (traveling)
3:42		TV timeout
3:20		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
3:18		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
3:10	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	34-25
2:53		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (traveling)
2:37		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
2:35		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
2:30		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
2:28		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
2:28		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
1:59		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
1:57		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	36-25
1:04		Jalil Bethea turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
0:59	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup	38-25
0:41		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
0:39		Hurricanes offensive rebound
0:28		Paul Djobet turnover (lost ball)
0:28		Volunteers 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TENN
Volunteers
37
MIA
Hurricanes
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	38-27
19:47		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
19:47		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:45		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	40-27
19:02	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	40-29
18:54		Jahmai Mashack turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
18:54		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
18:35		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:33		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
18:13	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Chaz Lanier assists)	43-29
17:53	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk	43-31
17:40	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	45-31
17:14	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	45-33
17:04		Jalen Blackmon shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
17:04		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:04	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-33
16:52		Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
16:38		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
16:38	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-33
16:38	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-33
16:24		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Cade Phillips steals)
16:20		Cade Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Austin Swartz steals)
16:18		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
16:16		Volunteers defensive rebound
15:57		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
15:55		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:35		TV timeout
15:33		Nijel Pack turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
15:20		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Nijel Pack steals)
15:15		Jordan Gainey blocks Nijel Pack's two point layup
15:13		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	50-33
14:49		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-34
14:49	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-35
14:28		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
14:23		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
14:21		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
14:12		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-35
14:12	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-35
13:52		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
13:49		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
13:24		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:22		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
13:15		Nijel Pack offensive foul
13:15		Nijel Pack turnover (offensive foul)
13:04		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
13:04		Cade Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:04	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-35
12:45		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:43		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
12:41	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	53-37
12:15	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	55-37
11:51		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
11:49		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
11:39		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
11:37		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:29		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
11:27		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
11:16		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
11:14		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	55-39
10:41		Austin Swartz personal foul
10:41		TV timeout
10:22	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point jump shot	57-39
9:58	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	57-41
9:58		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-42
9:28		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu shooting foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-42
9:28	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-42
9:20	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	59-44
9:20		Jahmai Mashack shooting foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
9:20		Divine Ugochukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:20		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu offensive rebound
9:14	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup	59-46
9:14		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Austin Swartz draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Austin Swartz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-47
9:06		Jordan Gainey turnover (out of bounds)
8:56		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
8:54		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
8:47		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
8:43	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	59-49
8:35		Volunteers 30 second timeout
8:35		TV timeout
8:25		Chaz Lanier turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
8:19	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	59-51
7:52	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	61-51
7:23	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point jump shot	61-53
7:06		Austin Swartz shooting foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
7:06		TV timeout
7:06		Chaz Lanier misses regular free throw 1 of 3
7:06	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 2 of 3	62-53
7:06	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-53
6:43		Zakai Zeigler blocks Divine Ugochukwu's three point jump shot
6:41		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
6:37		Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 's three point jump shot
6:35		Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:35		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:34		Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:34		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
6:13		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
6:11		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
6:02		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:00		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
5:59	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	63-55
5:49		Zakai Zeigler misses two point layup
5:47		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
5:41		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu misses three point jump shot
5:39		Hurricanes offensive rebound
5:39		Jordan Gainey personal foul
5:39	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-56
5:39		Divine Ugochukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:39		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
5:10		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:08		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
5:03		Austin Swartz turnover (bad pass)
4:48	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	66-56
4:21		Jordan Gainey blocks Austin Swartz's three point jump shot
4:19		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point layup	68-56
3:54		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
3:54		TV timeout
3:44	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	68-59
3:17		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
3:15		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
3:06		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
3:04		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
2:35		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
2:33		Jordan Gainey offensive rebound
2:13	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	70-59
1:55	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Johnson-Arigu assists)	70-62
1:29	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	73-62
1:05		Jahmai Mashack blocks Lynn Kidd's two point layup
1:03		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	75-62
0:23		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
0:21		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
0:09		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
0:07		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound