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Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
• A pair of late rallies lifted Tennessee to a 78-75, overtime victory over No. 18 Purdue in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 22, 2017.
• The Vols got 22 points from sophomore Grant Williams—all of which came after halftime—while junior Kyle Alexander turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Lamonté Turner (17 points) and Admiral Schofield (10) also finished in double figures.
• Trailing 73-68 with 2:45 remaining in overtime, Tennessee used a 10-2 run over the final minutes to clinch its first win over a top-25 non-conference opponent since Dec. 14, 2014, when UT defeated No. 15 Butler.
• After back-to-back buckets by Williams to draw the Vols within one, Purdue turned the ball over, giving UT possession with 1:04 left. Tennessee got the ball in and found Williams near the top of the key. He worked his way down low and—following a double team by the Boilermakers—passed off to Alexander in the paint for a wide-open dunk to take the lead.
• A basket from Purdue's Isaac Haas put the Boilermakers back in front, but Williams responded with another score with 14 seconds left to put the Vols up for good.
• Purdue got a final look with under 10 seconds remaining, but the shot bounced off the rim and was corralled by Schofield. James Daniel III then went to the foul line and added two free throws to seal the victory.
• Despite Purdue having two seven-footers, the Vols out-rebounded the Boilermakers, 50-41.
• The Vols got 22 points from sophomore Grant Williams—all of which came after halftime—while junior Kyle Alexander turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Lamonté Turner (17 points) and Admiral Schofield (10) also finished in double figures.
• Trailing 73-68 with 2:45 remaining in overtime, Tennessee used a 10-2 run over the final minutes to clinch its first win over a top-25 non-conference opponent since Dec. 14, 2014, when UT defeated No. 15 Butler.
• After back-to-back buckets by Williams to draw the Vols within one, Purdue turned the ball over, giving UT possession with 1:04 left. Tennessee got the ball in and found Williams near the top of the key. He worked his way down low and—following a double team by the Boilermakers—passed off to Alexander in the paint for a wide-open dunk to take the lead.
• A basket from Purdue's Isaac Haas put the Boilermakers back in front, but Williams responded with another score with 14 seconds left to put the Vols up for good.
• Purdue got a final look with under 10 seconds remaining, but the shot bounced off the rim and was corralled by Schofield. James Daniel III then went to the foul line and added two free throws to seal the victory.
• Despite Purdue having two seven-footers, the Vols out-rebounded the Boilermakers, 50-41.
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