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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored 27 factors and Zakai Zeigler had 22 factors and 10 assists to lead No. 4 Tennessee over No. 10 Texas 82-71 on Saturday evening in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
The raucous crowd of greater than 20,000 at Thompson-Boling Arena watched the Volunteers (18-3) dominate the Longhorns (17-4) inside. Tennessee had a 38-24 rebounding benefit.
Josiah-Jordan James added 14 and Santiago Vescovi had 12 for Tennessee, which led by as many as 22 halfway by means of the second half.
Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 to lead Texas. Marcus Carr, the Longhorns’ main scorer, didn’t get his first factors till early within the second half. He and Brock Cunningham completed with 11 every.
Texas went greater than six minutes with out scoring within the first half. Tennessee reeled off 9 straight factors and turned a tie recreation right into a 26-17 lead. That spurt paved the best way to a 40-28 lead at halftime.
BIG PICTURE
Texas: Longhorns interim head coach Rodney Terry spent 9 season as an assistant at Texas underneath present Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes. … Texas is averaging 16.7 assists a recreation. … Timmy Allen is the one energetic Division I participant with at the least 1,900 factors, 800 rebounds and 400 assists. … Texas has had at the least one 3-pointer in 1,075 consecutive video games.
Tennessee: In faculty hoops parlance, a “kill shot” is a run of 10 or extra factors by a workforce. The Vols are fourth within the nation with 21 “kill shots.” Only Houston (24), Rutgers (22) and Missouri (22) have extra. The Vols have been on the receiving finish of simply three “kill shots.” … In 4 of Tennessee’s eight Southeastern Conference video games, opponents have been scoreless on the first media timeout. … This 12 months’s Vols workforce is averaging 9.70 steals a recreation. The all-time faculty file is 10.03 (2005-06).
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Ranked No. 10 on this week’s AP ballot, Texas rose as excessive as No. 2 for 2 weeks (Nov. 28, Dec. 5). … Barnes, the all-time winningest coach (402) in Texas historical past (1998-2015) had the Longhorns ranked within the Top 25 for 180 weeks. … This has been the seventeenth week within the final 5 seasons that the Vols have been ranked within the Top 5. Prior to that, Tennessee was ranked within the Top 5 17 instances previously 70 seasons.
UP NEXT
Texas: The Longhorns have a fast turnaround. They will entertain No. 17 Baylor on Monday evening.
Tennessee: The Vols return to SEC play Wednesday evening at Florida.
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