National Basketball Association
Tennessee 83, Massachusetts 69
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # John Hughes, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
428
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Tennessee 83, Massachusetts 69: Jarnell Stokes had a career-high 24 points as the Volunteers pulled away from the Minutemen in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Bayamon.
Stokes added a season-high 12 rebounds and Jordan McRae chipped in 12 points for Tennessee (3-1), which rebounded from a dreadful 45-point performance Friday in which it matched a tournament record-low with 13 field goals.
After Massachusetts (2-2) knotted the game at 54 with 8:31 remaining, Tennessee assumed control on a 3-pointer by McRae. Stokes and Josh Richardson combined to score the next eight as the Volunteers rolled off 14 unanswered points before Sampson Carter ended the run with a pair of free throws.
Carter and Jesse Morgan each drained a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to seven with 3:21 left, but Richardson and Stokes combined to six of the next eight points to give Tennessee a double-digit bulge it would not relinquish.
Chaz Williams, the 5-9 point guard who sprained his ankle in Friday’s loss to North Carolina State, had 16 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals for UMass.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stokes, a sophomore, recorded his second double-double of the season, matching the number he had all of last season. … Tennessee outscored UMass 38-24 in the paint. … The Volunteers committed 16 turnovers, but the Minutemen negated their advantage by recording 28 fouls.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee |
|
Massachusetts |
Jarnell Stokes 24 |
Scoring |
Jesse Morgan 18 |
Trae Golden 6 |
Assists |
Chaz Williams 8 |
Jarnell Stokes 12 |
Rebounds |
Chaz Williams 8 |
Jarnell Stokes 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Chaz Williams 5 |
Josh Richardson 2 |
Steals |
Jesse Morgan 3 |
Yemi Makanjuola 1 |
Blocks |
Sampson Carter 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee
|
83 |
45.2 |
7-16 |
20-33 |
15 |
43 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
Massachusetts
|
69 |
34.8 |
9-27 |
12-14 |
13 |
34 |
4 |
9 |
14 |