NCAAB Game Recap - Alabama State at Tennessee
Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:00 PM EST

USC-Up
50
Lou
76
F
Elon
61
UNC
75
F
ArkLR
58
Mem
68
F
ASU
41
Tenn
76
F
(N/A)
45
Mia-O
80
F
Chat
53
FSU
89
F
Bingha
77
NJIT
75
F
Sien
89
Yale
100
F(3OT)
Urba
51
WriSt
88
F
(N/A)
20
VMI
96
F
DelSt
64
VaTec
100
F
Merrim
81
StPet
77
F(OT)
Colum
63
StJon
82
F
SFA
57
Rut
69
F
JMU
80
ODU
78
F
Rider
72
UMass
82
F
Princ
54
Ind
79
F
GaTec
78
UGA
82
F
Bry
74
Drex
86
F
E WA
68
BC
72
F
NoKY
59
Ball
57
F
Belm
73
Lipsco
67
F
FAU
70
FlGlf
72
F(OT)
Corn
53
Syr
72
F
(N/A)
58
SHSU
88
F
SeLA
66
Tuls
73
F
(N/A)
56
NoAZ
93
F
APSU
72
Vand
90
F
Troy
52
TAMU
56
F
HiPt
55
StLou
67
F
(N/A)
66
NrthIA
88
F
MorSt
52
Mizzu
70
F
IUPUI
62
LoyIL
85
F
MtStM
51
UAB
58
F
(N/A)
66
ChiSt
79
F
Sac
61
UCDav
51
F
NIU
86
W IL
81
F
ArkSt
80
ColSt
78
F
Citad
57
Ill
85
F
Gram
76
SJSU
83
F
UCSB
67
OrSt
78
F
TxSt
64
UNLV
57
F
BYU
68
Bois
72
F(OT)
Portl
82
PorSt
75
F
SDSU
66
USD
49
F
StMar
68
Fres
58
F

Nov 20, 2019, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Alabama State

23

18

41

(20) Tennessee

34

42

76

No. 20 Tennessee breezes past Alabama State 76-41
Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:02 PM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee’s stingy defense made up for its own poor outside shooting as the Volunteers had no trouble extending the longest active Division I home winning streak.

Jordan Bowden scored 16 points Wednesday night to help No. 20 Tennessee trounce Alabama State 76-41 for its 29th straight home victory.

Tennessee (4-0) shot just 6 of 21 from 3-point range but held Alabama State (0-4) without a basket for the final 9 minutes, 39 seconds of the game.

“There’s going to be nights like that when we can’t put the ball in the basket, but we’ve got to stop them from putting the ball in the basket as well,” said Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James, who shot 1 of 7 but had 13 rebounds. “I feel like our struggles on offense kind of lit a fire in us defensively to stop them from scoring.”

Tennessee’s defense even held Alabama State’s offense in check after the Vols emptied their bench. The Hornets shot 28% (14 of 50) overall and 16.7% (4 of 24) in the second half.

“When you’re playing a team as long as Tennessee from the point guard down to the five man, it’s difficult for our guys to get shots off,” Alabama State coach Lewis Jackson said.

Lamonte’ Turner added 13 points and six assists for Tennessee. Turner is averaging 8.5 assists this season and entered the night ranked second among all Division I players in that category.

Bowden and Turner also became the 51st and 52nd Tennessee players to join the 1,000-point club. Bowden has 1,011 career points, while Turner has 1,002.

“Their growth has been amazing,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “Both of them are really hard-working great people, the kind of people you want to be around every day. I don’t know if they ever have a bad day.’’

Yves Pons scored 11 points and John Fulkerson added 10 for Tennessee. Alabama State’s Tobi Ewuosho led all scorers with 17 points.

The Hornets stayed close early thanks to Tennessee’s struggles from long range. After Bowden made Tennessee’s first 3-point attempt of the night, the Vols missed their next eight shots from beyond the arc.

Tennessee led just 16-15 before closing the first half with an 18-8 run. Tennessee then scored nine of the first 11 points in the second half and never looked back.

BIG PICTURE

Alabama State: This latest road game continued Alabama State’s brutal early-season schedule. Alabama State is playing its first 15 games away from home before finally hosting Mississippi Valley State on Jan. 11. That 15-game stretch includes 11 true road games and four neutral-site matchups.

Tennessee: Barnes wasn’t particularly happy about the way his older players performed. Barnes didn’t like his team’s shot selection early on when Tennessee struggled to pull away from Alabama State.

He was much more complimentary of his underclassmen.

“It’s about us trying to get better,” Barnes said. “Stop trying to make spectacular home-run plays and think you’re going to blow somebody out. It’s about learning how to play good quality basketball, and can you do it for 40 minutes. We haven’t done that. We didn’t do it tonight. Our younger guys, I thought tonight did what we wanted to see happen from their point of view. The older guys, I don’t think they answered the bell.”

KENT’S EXIT

Tennessee officials announced after the game that reserve forward Zach Kent has stepped away from the program indefinitely. Kent remains enrolled at the school, and the issue isn’t discipline-related.

Kent had appeared in two games and had played a total of 10 minutes this season.

STREAK’S ORIGIN

Tennessee hasn’t lost at Thompson-Boling Arena since falling 94-84 to Auburn on Jan. 2, 2018.

UP NEXT

Alabama State visits No. 21 VCU on Monday.

Tennessee hosts Chattanooga on Monday.

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Leaders

Alabama State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Ewuosho 17 0 1 5 0 0
L. Daniels 5 0 1 2 1 0
Tennessee PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Bowden 16 0 1 2 4 1
L. Turner 13 0 6 3 2 0

Team Comparison

ASU Tenn
Points For 41 76
Field Goals 14/50-28% 27/59-46%
Three Pointers 4/20-20% 6/21-29%
Free Throws 9/13-69% 16/25-64%
Offensive Rebounds 4 12
Defensive Rebounds 26 33
Rebounds 35 46
Blocks 0 8
Steals 7 9
Turnovers 19 12
Personal Fouls 22 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Tenn Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Nov 20 ASU 41 @ Tenn 76 T. Ewuosho 17 J. Bowden 16

Game Information

Stadium: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 18,176
Game Time: