TENNESSEE
POSTGAME NOTES | GAME 2
Tennessee vs. Louisiana-Monroe | Nov. 16 | Thompson-Boling Arena| Knoxville, Tenn.
Vol Leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Trae Golden
17 pts, 5-11 FG
Jeronne Maymon 11
Trae Golden
11
FINAL SCORE:
TENNESSEE
ULM
To Note
FOR STARTERS
- The Vols started the same line-up for the second game in a row (Trae
Golden, Kenny Hall, Cameron Tatum, Jeronne Maymon, Jordan McRae).
- UT opened the game on a 9-0 run including a pair of 3-pointers to
open the scoring from Jordan McRae and Trae Golden in the game’s
first 56 seconds.
- The Vols began the opener vs. UNC Greensboro by scoring the game’s
first eight points.
- The Vols are 2-0 for the seventh consecutive season.
GO GO GOLDEN
- The reining SEC Player of the Week Trae Golden scored in double-figurs for the second game in a row and second time in his career with 17.
Golden tallied a career-high 29 in his breakout game vs. UNC Greensboro last Friday night.
- For the second consecutive game, Golden led the Vols in scoring.
GOLDEN DELIVERIES
- After setting his career-high with nine assists in the season-opener vs.
UNC Greensboro, Golden set it again with 11 vs. ULM.
- Golden is the first Vol to have 11 assists in a game since Bobby Maze
had 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08).
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE
- Trae Golden (17 points, 11 assists) and Jeronne Maymon (11 points, 11
rebounds) are the first pair of Vols to have double-doubles in the same
game since Wayne Chism (11 pts, 10 reb) and Tyler Smith (14 pts, 11
rebs) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09).
BUZZING McBEE
- Junior Skylar McBee scored in double-figures for the fourth time in
his career with a personal-best 15 points. McBee also reached doublefigures with a previous career-high 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
and vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11) and Florida (3/11/11) with 10 in each game.
- McBee also set a career-high with a game-best five three-pointers, surpassed on his fourth trey with 17:40 remaining.
- His five three-pointers are the most by a Vol since Scotty Hopson connected on six against UNC Asheville (11/17/09).
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS
- After being outrebounded by UNC Greensboro, 34-31, in the season
opener, the Vols came back with venegence against ULM. UT outrebounded the Warhawks, 46-27, including 25-16 in the first half.
DECISIVE RUN
- With the Vols trailing 48-46 with 13:45 remaining, Tennessee went on a
29-9 run spanning 8:42 to take a 75-57 lead with 4:44 left.
Warhawk Leaders
85
62
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Fred Brown
18 pts, 6-14 FG
Hugh Mingo
7
Charles Winborne5
Numbers of Interest
2
Trae Golden and Jeronne Maymon are the first pair of
Vols to have a double-double in the same game since
11/13/09 (see Double-Double Trouble).
5
Skylar McBee’s 5 three-pointers were the most by a Vol
since Scotty Hopson’s 6
11
19
34
Golden’s 11 assists are the most by a Vol since Bobby
Maze had 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08).
Rebounding margin for the Vols with a 46-27 advantage.
Points in the paint for Tennessee, where the Vols held a
34-10 edge, including 26-2 in the second half.
JERONNE JUMPS HIGHER
- Junior forward Jeronne Maymon set a career high with a game-leading 11 rebounds.
- Maymon also chipped in 11 points. He’s averaging 13 points and 7.5
rebounds through two games.
DOUBLE-FIGURE COMFORT
- Tennessee had five players in double figures: Golden (17), McBee (15),
Tatum (13), Maymon (11) and Josh Richardson (11).
- Senior guard Cameron Tatum scored in double-figures for the 34th
time in his career with 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
BURNING THE NETS
- After a tough first-half shooting (10-of-32), UT shot 20-of-35 (57.1%) in
the second half. The Vols finished 30-of-67 (44.8%).
- Conversely, after the Warhawks opened up 15-of-32 (46.9%) in the first
half, the Vols limited ULM to 9-of-24 (37.5%) in the second stanza.
RICHIE RICHARDSON
- Freshman Josh Richardson scored in double-figures for the first time
as a Vol with a career-high 11 points in just his second collegiate game.
UP NEXT
- Tennessee travels to Hawai’i to partake in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. The Vols will open up against No. 6 Duke on Monday, Nov. 28, at
5:30 ET on ESPN2.