Postgame Notes: UT 69, UM 49

Feb. 12, 2015

Recap | Box Score

Number of Interest

Here are a few numbers of interest:

» Isabelle Harrison earned her seventh double-double of the season and 31st of her career.

» This is the ninth team that the Lady Vols have held to 50 points or lower.

» The 20-point margin was the largest since defeating Texas A&M, 81-58, on Jan. 8.

» Bashaara Graves and Isabelle Harrison combined for 38 of the Lady Vols' 69 points.

POSTGAME NOTES

THE SERIES

This marked the 50th meeting between the two programs. The Lady Vols have a 43-7 record over Ole Miss.
UT has now has a 19-3 record at the "Tad Pad."
Tennessee has won six games in a row since losing to Notre Dame on Jan. 19.
UT has won 18 straight games vs. SEC opponents.
This marked UT's sixth wire-to-wire win.

FOR STARTERS

Today's starters: Ariel Massengale, Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison, Andraya Carter, Jordan Reynolds.
Reynolds is the only player that has started every game this season.
This is the ninth different line-up this season for the Lady Vols.
The jump ball was controlled by Tennessee for the 18th time this season.
The first points were scored by Isabelle Harrison with a lay-up.

OFF THE BENCH

Bashaara Graves, Jaime Nared and Alexa Middleton were the first Lady Vol off the bench with 14:19 left in the first half.
Nia Moore entered the game with under 12 minutes left in regulation.
Kortney Dunbar entered the game with 9:57 to play.
Nine of the 10 Lady Vols available to play made an appearance during the game.
The Lady Vols outscored the Rebels' bench 28-20.

IZZY DOES THE JOB

Isabelle Harrison earned her seventh double-double of the season and 31st of her career with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Her 14 rebounds marked a new season-high.
This marked her fourth time scoring 20-plus points in a game this season.
It was her eighth game producing at least two blocks and fourth game in a row.

GRAVES CLOSER TO 1,000 POINT CLUB

Entering the game, Ariel Massengale needed nine points to reach 1,000 points. She earned one on a free throw.
Isabelle Harrison and Bashaara Graves have already reached the feat this season.
Once Massengale joins the club, it will be just the tenth occasion where Tennessee has had three players with 1,000 points on the same team.

DEFENSE HELPS WIN THE GAME

This was the first game since Jan. 9, 2014, also against Ole Miss, that no opposing played scored in double figures.
The Lady Vols prevented the Rebels from scoring for 7:57 during the first half.
Tennessee prevented the SEC's second leading scorer, Tia Faleru, to zero points. She is averaging 15.0 points per game.
In the 24 games played this season, Tennessee has allowed only nine teams to score more than 53 points in a game. This is the ninth team that the Lady Vols have held to 50 points or lower.
Thirty-seven of the Lady Vols' 46 rebounds were on the defensive end.

OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING

This was the sixth wire-to-wire win for Tennessee.
Isabelle Harrison was the first Lady Vol to score in double digits. She totaled 21 points.
Bashaara Graves also tallied a double digit score. She produced 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting from the field. She added four rebounds and assist.
Nia Moore scored her first points since earning four vs. Notre Dame. She tallied two points. Moore grabbed four rebounds and had an assist and steal.
The Lady Vols dominated in the paint out outscoring Ole Miss 48-24.
In the second half, Kortney Dunbar totaled five points for an SEC-personal high. It was the most points she has had since scoring six vs. St. Francis on Dec. 3, 2014.
Both Cierra Burdick and Andraya Carter dished out four assists. Ariel Massengale had three.

AT THE HALF

The Lady Vols led the Rebels 34-17 at the half. The 17-point margin was the most since being up 39-15 vs. Lipscomb on Dec. 7, 2014.
Tennessee shot an even 50 percent (14-28) while Ole Miss shot just 23.1 percent (6-26).
The Lady Vols had a 26-8 lead in points scored in the paint.
By the half, Isabelle Harrison had earned her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lady Vols outrebounded the Rebels 24-15.

UP NEXT

The Lady Vols will return to Thompson-Boling Arena for the "Live Pink, Blood Orange" game vs. Kentucky. Tennessee will tipoff at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

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