Tennessee 76, Lincoln Memorial 67
Lincoln MemorialJake Troyli 9-11 5-6 25; Desmond Johnson 5-12 0-1 11; Wally Jones 4-6 0-0 10; Justin Allen 3-4 3-4 9; Vincent Bailey 3-9 0-0 6; Cam Carden 2-6 0-0 5; Brandon Armstrong 0-7 1-2 1; Lorenza Ross 0-0 0-0 0; C.J. Wakeley 0-0 0-1 0; Dustin Craig 0-2 0-0 0; Tony Martin 0-0 0-1 0.TennesseeTrae Golden 6-13 6-7 22; Cameron Tatum 5-15 0-0 13; Skylar McBee 4-6 0-0 11; Jeronne Maymon 2-7 7-7 11; Kenny Hall 2-6 4-5 8; Jordan McRae 1-9 0-2 3; Josh Richardson 1-2 1-1 3; Renaldo Woolridge 1-3 0-0 3; Yemi Makanjuola 0-1 2-2 2; Wes Washpun 0-1 0-0 0; Dwight Miller 0-1 0-0 0.3-point goals–LMU (Troyli 2-3, Jones 2-2, Johnson 1-2, Carden 1-3, Armstrong 0-3); UT 12-31 (Golden 4-9, Tatum 3-9, McBee 3-4, Woolridge 1-2, McRae 1-5, Richardson 0-1, Miller 0-1). Rebounds–LMU 34 (Johnson 10); UT 45 (Maymon 11). Assists–LMU 20 (Allen 4, Carden 4); UT 16 (Golden 8). Total fouls–LMU 20; UT 19. Fouled out–None.
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee played with a sense of urgency early in its second and final basketball exhibition game of the season.
It’s a good thing the Volunteers did, too.
They used a 19-0 run and led by as many as 18 in the first half before fending off a couple of late rallies to defeat Division II Lincoln Memorial 76-67 on Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“As a coach, when you have such a big lead in the first half, you know something’s bound to happen,” first-year UT coach Cuonzo Martin said. “Guys somehow mentally let up, so it’s just a matter of getting off to a good start and maintaining. You’re subbing guys in and out trying to get guys minutes, but you’re also trying to win the game at the same time, so that happens.”