Notes: #11 Kansas 82, Tennessee 67

Nov. 28, 2014

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FOR STARTERS

Tennessee's starters: point guard Josh Richardson, guard Kevin Punter, forward Armani Moore, forward Jabari McGhee, and forward Willie Carmichael III.
It is the second time the Vols have started with this lineup, also doing so in the home opener vs. Texas Southern (11/28/14).
First basket: Jumper near the elbow by Richardson (18:02)
First sub in: Derek Reese

DOUBLE DIGITS AGAIN

Senior Josh Richardson led the Vols with 16 points and five rebounds.
He has led the Vols in scoring all four games this season, scoring 16 or more points in each game.
Richardson has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games, dating to last season.
Senior Kevin Punter had his second game with at least 10 points, finishing with a career-high 14. He was an efficient 6 of 9 from the field with two assists and two steals.

MOSTELLA'S RANGE

Freshman Detrick Mostella had his best game since the opener against VCU, scoring 13 points with four 3-pointers.
Mostella drained 4 of his first 5 threes before ending the game 4 of 8. The four threes is a career high made in a game.
He had scored 17 in the first game of the season vs. VCU, with three 3-pointers.

OFF THE GLASS

Rebounding spelled a big difference for Kansas in the semifinal. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Vols 44-22.
Perry Ellis led the way for Kansas in both scoring and rebounding with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Rebounding was in Kansas' favor early. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Vols 23-13 in the first half. Of those 23 boards, 10 were on the offensive side and converted into 14 points.

WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE

The Vols had just 10 turnovers while Kansas had 16.
Tennessee had seven steals, led by Punter's two
The Vols turned the 16 turnovers into 24 points.
They have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 3 of 4 games this season. It was Tennessee's second game of 10 or fewer (Texas Southern - 8, 11/20/14)

HALFTIME NOTES

It was an up and down half for both Tennessee and Kansas, featuring four lead changes and two ties.
Kevin Punter led the Vols in the first half with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. He also had a pair of rebounds and a steal.
Seven Vols scored at least 1 point during the half, of the 10 total Vols who played.
The Vols had a rare 6-point possession during the half. Punter got a steal and raced down the court for a layup and was fouled. After a flagrant foul was assessed, Punter made two free throws and the Vols got the ball back. After a pair of offensive rebounds, Richardson scored after the in-bounds play to cut Kansas' lead to 35-31 with 2:05 in the half.

THE RUN

Down 54-43, a 10-0 run midway through the second half got the Vols right back in the game.
Richardson started off with a layup at 14:23, and Mostella hit 3-pointers in back-to-back possessions.
A steal by Reese and a pass from Robert Hubbs III to Kevin Punter for a fast break layup cut Kansas' lead to 54-53 with 12:15 on the clock.
Moore later tied the game 62-62 with a free throw.

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