NCAAB Game Recap - Wisconsin at Tennessee
Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:30 PM EST

Lou
70
KY
78
F(OT)
Brown
50
Duke
75
F
NOrl
55
Mem
97
F
ULM
36
Butl
67
F
CAPoly
57
SDSU
73
F
N AL
71
FSU
88
F
(N/A)
46
MorSt
102
F
YSU
83
IUPUI
73
F
Piedm
47
WCU
108
F
CenMI
62
Purd
97
F
Amer
60
GTown
80
F
LongB
63
Fla
102
F
(N/A)
53
Mercer
104
F
WIMil
64
NoKY
74
F
StPet
67
Hamp
70
F
Wisc
68
Tenn
48
F
Buck
59
LaSal
71
F
CenAR
54
Marq
106
F
Toled
66
Brad
78
F
(N/A)
49
UAB
82
F
WIGB
84
WriSt
90
F
NE
61
Tows
45
F
Charl
76
Drex
65
F
Maris
54
Colum
69
F
E MI
49
UNLV
64
F
TXSo
81
AzSt
98
F
PaulQ
62
SFA
94
F
Detr
69
Oakl
78
F
E OR
61
UtSt
129
F
(N/A)
64
UTSA
99
F
Fairf
66
Merrim
54
F
Longw
65
GrgWas
78
F
E WA
79
Web
77
F
(N/A)
62
ColSt
87
F
Mobil
47
USA
76
F
FIU
62
Minn
89
F
Hof
82
JMU
76
F
E KY
74
ECU
82
F
Clev
66
IL-C
71
F
(N/A)
84
LIU
125
F
(N/A)
73
ArkSt
84
F
CS-Ful
77
UCLA
74
F
(N/A)
65
UtVal
80
F
CarBi
56
JSU
120
F
(N/A)
34
UNCG
106
F
N CO
65
PorSt
69
F
(N/A)
52
ChaSo
108
F
(N/A)
54
Crei
91
F
(N/A)
68
Wyo
82
F
Sac
51
MTSt
66
F
CSNor
72
Bois
103
F
TxWes
64
N TX
102
F
Niag
57
Syr
71
F
UNCW
68
Del
82
F
Belm
79
W Ky
62
F
Seatt
58
StMar
84
F
CmbTN
46
Murr
81
F
Pepp
68
SJSU
83
F
UCRiv
60
Fres
57
F
NoAZ
72
Mont
79
F
Ida
60
IdaSt
62
F
ORU
73
BYU
79
F
Morg
74
LoyMa
71
F
(N/A)
75
CBU
92
F
Pacif
56
UCIrv
69
F

Dec 28, 2019, 1:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Wisconsin

38

30

68

Tennessee

24

24

48

Wisconsin trounces Tennessee 68-48 for 1st road win of year
Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:02 PM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Wisconsin finally ended its road woes and helped Tennessee realize how much it misses injured guard Lamonte’ Turner.

D’Mitrik Trice scored 21 points and Brevin Pritzl added 17 as Wisconsin trounced Tennessee 68-48 on Saturday to win away from home for the first time this season.

“This is how we’ve been playing at home,” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. “It’s good to see that it wasn’t just the curse of the red (road) jersey.”

Wisconsin (7-5) entered the day 0-5 away from Madison, a mark that included an 0-2 record in true road games and an 0-3 mark in the Legends Classic at Brooklyn, New York. The Badgers were scoring 80 points per game and shooting 40.1% from 3-point range at home, where they’re unbeaten. They were averaging just 56.8 points and shooting 22.9% on 3-point attempts away from Madison.

Yet the Badgers felt right at home in front of a sellout crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena against a Tennessee team that had won 32 of its last 33 home games. Trice and Pritzl each shot 4 of 8 from 3-point range to lead the way.

“Now that we know we can do it, it’s just going to factor into when we go into Big Ten play, that we can win in these big-time environments,” Trice said.

Wisconsin led by as many as 28 points and never trailed all day as Tennessee (8-4) struggled in its first game since Turner announced that he wouldn’t play the rest of the season due to thoracic outlet syndrome that required shoulder surgery. The fifth-year senior guard entered the day ranked second on the team in scoring (11.8) and tied for ninth among all Division I players in assists (7.1).

The Volunteers filled the vacant spot in the lineup by giving freshman guard Davonte Gaines his first career start, but they couldn’t replace Turner’s production as they fell for the third time in their last four games.

“It’s embarrassing,” said Tennessee’s Jalen Johnson, who scored nine points to match John Fulkerson for the team lead. “Our fans definitely deserve more.”

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes downplayed the impact of Turner’s absence on Saturday’s game.

“We’ve struggled on offense even with Lamonte’,” Barnes said. “That has nothing to do with it.’’

Barnes acknowledged that Tennessee must get better backcourt play and noted that the Vols’ starting guards - Jordan Bowden, Josiah-Jordan James and Gaines - shot a combined 4 of 27 from the floor while the starting frontcourt of Fulkerson and Yves Pons teamed up to shoot 5 of 7.

“And all we’d talked about was playing inside out,” Barnes said.

Wisconsin built a 38-24 halftime advantage by controlling the tempo and shooting 7 of 13 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes.

The Badgers then broke the game open by scoring the first nine pints of the second half as Tennessee’s offense crumbled. Tennessee had six turnovers, four shots and no points in the first 6 minutes, 24 seconds of the second half before Gaines finally sank two free throws to cut Wisconsin’s lead to 47-26.

That stretch assured Wisconsin would get that elusive road win before the calendar turned to 2020.

“It’s just going to build our resume, come March,” Trice said. “It’s just good to get this under our belt, to win away from home.”

BIG PICTURE

Wisconsin: If the Badgers start playing this well away from Madison consistently, their NCAA Tournament hopes could start getting a little more realistic. Wisconsin breezed without getting much from Ohio State transfer Micah Potter in his second game with the Badgers. After scoring 12 points in just over 12 minutes in an 83-64 triumph over Milwaukee last week, Potter went scoreless and committed four fouls in just seven minutes.

Tennessee: The Vols discovered just how tough life without Turner might get. They could be getting some help soon from Santiago Vescovi, a point guard from Uruguay who arrived on Tennessee’s campus this week and was on the bench Saturday as he awaits standard Southeastern Conference and NCAA clearance.

QUOTABLE

“Obviously we don’t have the same margin of error that we’ve had in the past, and then it kind of snowballs on you,” Barnes said. “I know these guys are going to compete and try to play hard but their decision-making’s got to get tenfold better.’’

UP NEXT

Wisconsin hosts Rider on Tuesday.

Tennessee opens its SEC schedule Jan. 4 by hosting defending league champion LSU.

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Leaders

Wisconsin PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Trice 21 0 3 3 1 0
B. Pritzl 17 0 1 3 3 0
Tennessee PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Johnson 9 0 2 6 0 0
J. Fulkerson 9 0 0 3 1 0

Team Comparison

Wisc Tenn
Points For 68 48
Field Goals 25/57-44% 16/46-35%
Three Pointers 11/26-42% 6/18-33%
Free Throws 7/9-78% 10/19-53%
Offensive Rebounds 6 10
Defensive Rebounds 26 27
Rebounds 38 39
Blocks 2 3
Steals 7 5
Turnovers 9 17
Personal Fouls 20 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

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

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 28 Wisc 68 @ Tenn 48 D. Trice 21 J. Johnson 9

Game Information

Stadium: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 21,678
Game Time: