Postgame Notes: #4/5 UT 63, UTC 67

Nov. 26, 2014

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Number of Interest

Here are a few numbers of interest:

» Both Bashaara Graves and Ariel Massengale drew charges against the Lady Mocs, one in each half.

» The Lady Vols outrebounded the Lady Mocs by five.

» Jasmine Jones earned a career-high 19 points.

POSTGAME NOTES

THE SERIES

This marked the 34th meeting between the Lady Vols and Lady Mocs, with Tennessee now holding a 26-8 advantage in the all-time series.
UT is 8-3 vs. UTC on the Lady Mocs' home floor.
Tennessee is 58-20-1 all-time vs. teams from the Southern Conference.

FOR STARTERS

Today's starters: Jordan Reynolds, Nia Moore, Cierra Burdick, Bashaara Graves and Andraya Carter.
This is the third starting lineup for the Lady Vols. They are (1-1) with the group.
Tennessee won the tip for the second time this season.
The Lady Vols' first score came off a lay-up from Cierra Burdick.
With 2:55 left in the first half, Ariel Massengale was the first Lady Vol to make a three-point shot.

OFF THE BENCH

Jaime Nared was the first Lady Vol off the bench, coming in for Nia Moore.
Senior Ariel Massengale was the second off the bench, in for Jordan Reynolds.
Alexa Middleton was the third Lady Vol to join the game.
Jasmine Jones came in for the first time since her injury in the first game vs. Penn.

JONES IS BACK

Since sustaining a mild concussion in the first game vs. Penn, Jasmine Jones made her Lady Vol debut in record setting fashion.
Jones earned a career-high 19 points to lead all Lady Vols. Sixteen of her points were scored in the second half.
She accompanied that with eight rebounds, two assists and a steal.

SECOND HALF REBOUNDS

The Lady Vols had only 12 rebounds in the first half and were outrebounded 19-12.
In the second half, Tennessee improved to 35 total rebounds to conclude the game outrebounding the Lady Mocs by five.
Jasmine Jones led the Lady Vols with eight rebounds followed by Bashaara Graves with seven.

AT THE HALF

The Lady Vols trailed Chattanooga the entire first half and entered the locker room down 37-21. The 16-point deficit tied for the eighth most all-time. It's also the biggest deficit since Baylor (25) on Dec. 18, 2012.
Ariel Massengale led UT scorers with five points. Lady Mocs' Keiana Gilbert had 14 points.
The Lady Vols were outrebounded 19-12.
UT shot the lowest they have all season at the half, 31 percent (9-29). Chattanooga shot 58.3 percent (14-24).
UT did outscore Chattanooga in the paint, 16-12.

OUT OF THE LINEUP

Isabelle Harrison sat out due to an injury sustained in the first game against Penn.

UP NEXT

Tennessee will take its second road trip and make their way to Austin, Texas to take on the Longhorns on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports1.

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