Lanier scores 19 as No. 1 Tennessee routs Western Carolina 84-36
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 19 points to lead No. 1 Tennessee to an 84-36 victory over Western Carolina on Tuesday night.
The Volunteers (11-0) tied for the third-best start in program history. Jordan Gainey scored 17, Darlinstone Dubar added 13 points and Zakai Zeigler just missed a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Catamounts (3-7), who struggled offensively after leading 9-3 in the first few minutes of the game, were led by Bernard Pelote with 10 points.
Western Carolina: Early season lopsided losses to Florida State and Marquette, and an impressive showing against Wake Forest, didn’t help prepare the Catamounts for the buzzsaw they ran into in Knoxville. The start of the Southern Conference season against Furman on New Year’s Day will be welcomed.
Tennessee: Defense is a priority for Tennessee. The Vols have set 64 points as their defensive goal. So far, they have kept opponents at or under that mark nine of 11 times. Only Syracuse (which scored 70 points) and Austin Peay (68) have exceeded it.
Tennessee trailed 9-3 early in the game. The Vols went on a 35-6 run to end the half and head to the locker room with a convincing 38-15 lead.
Western Carolina averaged 30 3-point shot attempts heading into the Tennessee game. The Catamounts launched 28 in the first half Tuesday night. All of their first-half points (15) came on 3-pointers. They made just 17.9% of their shots (5 of 28). For the game, they attempted a season-high 39 3-pointers and connected on just 6 (15.4%).
The Catamounts will host Milligan on Thursday and Tennessee takes on Middle Tennessee State at home Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Vernon Collins vs. Felix Okpara (Catamounts gains possession) | |||
19:48 | +3 | Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (CJ Hyland assists) | 3-0 | |
19:25 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
19:23 | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | |||
19:16 | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | |||
19:14 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
18:43 | Jahmai Mashack misses two point jump shot | |||
18:41 | Vernon Collins defensive rebound | |||
18:26 | +3 | Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists) | 6-0 | |
18:12 | Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
18:10 | Catamounts defensive rebound | |||
17:44 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
17:42 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
17:31 | Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) (Bernard Pelote steals) | |||
17:27 | Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Bernard Pelote's two point dunk | |||
17:26 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
17:22 | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point layup (Chaz Lanier assists) | 6-2 | |
17:22 | Vernon Collins shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul) | |||
17:22 | +1 | Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-3 | |
17:08 | Ice Emery turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals) | |||
16:53 | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | |||
16:51 | Chase McKey defensive rebound | |||
16:42 | +3 | Cord Stansberry makes three point jump shot (Ice Emery assists) | 9-3 | |
16:21 | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 9-5 | |
16:03 | CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot | |||
16:01 | Chase McKey offensive rebound | |||
15:52 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
15:50 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
15:39 | +3 | Jahmai Mashack makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 9-8 | |
15:24 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
15:22 | Marcus Kell offensive rebound | |||
15:15 | Ice Emery turnover (lost ball) (Zakai Zeigler steals) | |||
15:08 | +3 | Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 9-11 | |
14:56 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
14:54 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
14:47 | +3 | Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot | 9-14 | |
14:27 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
14:25 | Chase McKey offensive rebound | |||
14:12 | CJ Hyland misses three point jump shot | |||
14:10 | Chaz Lanier defensive rebound | |||
13:48 | Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot | |||
13:46 | Chase McKey defensive rebound | |||
13:36 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
13:34 | Cade Phillips defensive rebound | |||
13:34 | TV timeout | |||
13:21 | +2 | Darlinstone Dubar makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 9-16 | |
12:55 | Jamar Livingston misses three point jump shot | |||
12:53 | Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound | |||
12:44 | +2 | Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup | 9-18 | |
12:23 | +3 | Brandon Morgan makes three point jump shot (Jamar Livingston assists) | 12-18 | |
12:04 | Jordan Gainey turnover (bad pass) (Jamar Livingston steals) | |||
11:55 | Marcus Kell turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals) | |||
11:50 | Jahmai Mashack turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:50 | TV timeout | |||
11:37 | Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot | |||
11:35 | Marcus Kell offensive rebound | |||
11:23 | Vernon Collins misses two point jump shot | |||
11:20 | Jordan Gainey defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Bernard Pelote personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | |||
11:02 | Bernard Pelote blocks Zakai Zeigler's two point layup | |||
10:53 | Brandon Morgan defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Fischer Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | |||
10:42 | Jamar Livingston offensive foul (Bishop Boswell draws the foul) | |||
10:42 | Jamar Livingston turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:33 | Vernon Collins personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul) | |||
10:28 | Jamar Livingston personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | |||
10:19 | +2 | Jordan Gainey makes two point layup | 12-20 | |
10:03 | Cord Stansberry misses two point layup | |||
10:01 | Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Darlinstone Dubar turnover (lost ball) (Ice Emery steals) | |||
9:53 | Darlinstone Dubar personal foul (Ice Emery draws the foul) | |||
9:47 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
9:45 | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | Chaz Lanier turnover (back court violation) | |||
9:15 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
9:13 | Chaz Lanier defensive rebound | |||
9:08 | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | |||
9:06 | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | |||
8:59 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
8:57 | Chaz Lanier offensive rebound | |||
8:38 | Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot | |||
8:36 | Cade Phillips offensive rebound | |||
8:31 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
8:29 | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | |||
8:22 | +2 | Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot | 12-22 | |
8:07 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
8:05 | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | |||
8:01 | +3 | Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot | 15-22 | |
7:46 | +2 | Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Chaz Lanier assists) | 15-24 | |
7:28 | Bernard Pelote turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals) | |||
7:22 | Cade Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Cord Stansberry steals) | |||
7:15 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
7:14 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) | |||
7:13 | TV timeout | |||
7:00 | Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
6:58 | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | |||
6:33 | Bernard Pelote defensive rebound | |||
6:21 | Marcus Kell turnover (lost ball) (Chaz Lanier steals) | |||
6:08 | Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot | |||
6:06 | Marcus Kell defensive rebound | |||
5:57 | Ice Emery misses three point jump shot | |||
5:55 | Cord Stansberry offensive rebound | |||
5:47 | Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:45 | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot | |||
5:41 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Bernard Pelote misses two point layup | |||
5:26 | Bernard Pelote offensive rebound | |||
5:23 | Bernard Pelote misses two point layup | |||
5:21 | Chaz Lanier defensive rebound | |||
5:18 | Marcus Kell shooting foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul) | |||
5:18 | Jordan Gainey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:15 | +1 | Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-25 | |
4:53 | Jamar Livingston misses three point jump shot | |||
4:51 | Vernon Collins offensive rebound | |||
4:46 | Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
4:30 | +2 | Jordan Gainey makes two point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists) | 15-27 | |
3:59 | Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot | |||
3:57 | Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:50 | +2 | Darlinstone Dubar makes two point jump shot | 15-29 | |
3:26 | Brandon Morgan misses three point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
3:18 | +2 | Chaz Lanier makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 15-31 | |
3:18 | Catamounts 30 second timeout | |||
3:18 | TV timeout | |||
3:03 | Chase McKey misses two point layup | |||
3:01 | Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:53 | Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot | |||
2:51 | CJ Hyland defensive rebound | |||
2:44 | CJ Hyland misses two point layup | |||
2:42 | Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:36 | +3 | Darlinstone Dubar makes three point jump shot (Chaz Lanier assists) | 15-34 | |
2:16 | Fischer Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
1:59 | Marcus Kell shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul) | |||
1:59 | +1 | Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-35 | |
1:59 | +1 | Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-36 | |
1:49 | Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul (Bernard Pelote draws the foul) | |||
1:33 | Chaz Lanier personal foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | CJ Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Chaz Lanier steals) | |||
1:23 | +2 | Darlinstone Dubar makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists) | 15-38 | |
1:10 | Bernard Pelote misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
0:48 | Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup | |||
0:46 | CJ Hyland defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Chase McKey turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals) | |||
0:25 | Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot | |||
0:23 | Cord Stansberry defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Bernard Pelote misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |