Tennessee moved into sole possession of fourth place in the SEC --
for the moment -- with a 73-60 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The Vols
stand at 7-6 in the league (15-13 overall) as LSU (6-6) is hosting Georgia
tonight and Alabama plays at Arkansas on Thursday. Tennessee has now won six
home games in a row and 11 of 12 with the lone loss to No. 1 Kentucky in that
stretch.
The Vols had five players in
double-figures, marking the second home game in a row that UT had five or more
with 10-plus points. Jeronne Maymon tallied 18, his ninth game in a row in
double-figures and grabbed 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the year.
Jordan McRae netted 16 and Trae Golden notched 11. Dwight Miller had the
second-most points of his career with 10. Cameron Tatum also had 10.
The Rebels (15-12, 5-8 SEC) were
led by Terrance Henry, who had 15.
The Vols have won 11 straight
home games vs. Ole Miss and hold a 39-10 advantage in games played in Knoxville
in the series.
Tennessee pulled away late and
led by as many as 15 points in the final minute. McRae brought the house down a
monster dunk with 11:20 left in the second half, that put the Vols ahead 47-37.
Miller followed that jam with his second 3-pointer of the night to put UT up
50-39.
The Vols opened the second half
with an 11-4 run keyed by a Tatum 3-pointer which put UT ahead 39-33, just 2:08
into the half
Ole Miss used a 9-0 run to take a
30-25 lead on a Nick Williams jumper with 1:51 left in the first half and led
31-30 at intermission.
After falling behind 15-2 to
start the game, Tennessee rebounded with a 19-2 run late in the first half. The
rally was keyed by an unlikely source -- Miller -- who scored seven consecutive
points, in a span of 1:57. Miller made his second-career 3-pointer in the run.
The Vols took their first lead of the game at 19-17 lead on a 3-point play by
McRae with 6:34 left in the first half. Maymon's lay-up with 6:02 extended the
lead to 21-17.
Ole Miss took a 15-2 lead to open
the game as the Rebels made seven of their first eight shots. Conversely, the
Vols missed seven of eight shots to start the game.
Tennessee heads to South
Carolina for an 8 p.m. tip-off on Saturday. That game will air on Fox Sports
South and can be heard on the Vol Network. The Vols return home for their
regular-season finale on Saturday, March 3 as Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt at 4
p.m., in an ESPN-televised game.
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