Smith's 22 points lead No. 12 Vols past Ragin' Cajuns
Tyler Smith scored 22 points to leadfive Tennessee players in double figures, and the No. 11 Volunteersbeat Louisiana-Lafayette 98-70 Friday night for their 22nd straighthome victory.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
70
Tennessee Volunteers
98
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UL | 27 | 43 | 70 |
| TENN | 46 | 52 | 98 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Southern New Orleans Knights | W 56-39 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | L 60-67 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Akron Zips | L 61-75 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayupShot 0:17 70-98
Quinn Cannington made Two Point Layup.
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TipShot 0:36 70-96
La'Ryan Gary made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 68-96
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 68-95
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:50 68-94
Foul on Elijah Millsap
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TipShot 1:05 68-94
Rick Daniels-Mulholland made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 68-92
Corey Bloom made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 65-92
JaJuan Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 2:20 65-89
JaJuan Smith made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 3:02 65-87
Brandon Dison made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:34 63-87
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:34 63-86
Foul on Courtney Wallace
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Foul Turnover 3:49 63-86
Foul on Courtney Wallace
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LayupShot 4:12 63-86
Willie Lago made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 4:29 61-86
Brandon Dison made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:02 59-86
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 5:02 59-85
Foul on La'Ryan Gary
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JumpShot 5:30 59-85
Brandon Dison made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 5:38 57-85
Ramar Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:54 57-83
Duke Crews made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:54 57-82
Duke Crews made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 5:54 57-81
Foul on Elijah Millsap
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Foul Turnover 6:18 57-81
Foul on Ramar Smith
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LayupShot 7:49 57-81
Courtney Wallace made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 8:13 55-81
Tyler Smith made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 8:13 55-80
Tyler Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 8:13 55-79
Foul on Chris Gradnigo
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JumpShot 8:28 55-79
Chris Gradnigo made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 8:56 53-79
Wayne Chism made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 9:14 53-77
Elijah Millsap made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:41 51-77
Tyler Smith made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:41 51-76
Tyler Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 9:41 51-75
Foul on Elijah Millsap
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Foul Turnover 9:42 51-75
Foul on Ramar Smith
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:03 51-75
Tyler Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:23 51-72
Jordan Howell made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:37 51-69
David Dees made Three Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 10:46 48-69
Foul on Abray Milson
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LayupShot 10:46 48-69
Duke Crews made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:57 48-67
David Dees made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:57 47-67
David Dees made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 10:57 46-67
Foul on Duke Crews
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LayupShot 11:19 46-67
JaJuan Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 12:10 46-65
Foul on Duke Crews
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Foul Turnover 12:28 46-65
Foul on JaJuan Smith
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:09 46-65
Randell Daigle made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 13:33 43-65
Elijah Millsap made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 14:23 41-65
Ramar Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 14:26 41-63
Foul on Chris Gradnigo
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JumpShot 14:36 41-63
Randell Daigle made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:07 39-63
Randell Daigle made Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 15:34 36-63
Chris Lofton made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 15:34 36-62
Chris Lofton made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 15:34 36-61
Foul on Chris Gradnigo
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Foul Turnover 15:40 36-61
Foul on Randell Daigle
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JumpShot 15:59 36-61
Elijah Millsap made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:13 34-61
JaJuan Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 16:26 34-58
Foul on Wayne Chism
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LayupShot 16:26 34-58
Elijah Millsap made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 16:37 32-58
Foul on Tyler Smith
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End Game 0:00 70-98
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LayupShot 0:17 70-98
Quinn Cannington made Two Point Layup.
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TipShot 0:36 70-96
La'Ryan Gary made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:37 68-96
La'Ryan Gary Offensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 0:37 68-96
La'Ryan Gary missed Two Point Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 68-96
La'Ryan Gary Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:38 68-96
David Dees missed Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 68-96
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:50 68-95
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:50 68-94
Foul on Elijah Millsap
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 68-94
Ramar Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 68-94
Elijah Millsap missed Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 1:05 68-94
Rick Daniels-Mulholland made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:09 68-92
Rick Daniels-Mulholland Offensive Reb.
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LayupShot 1:09 68-92
Ramar Smith missed Two Point Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:24 68-92
Tennessee 20 Second Timeout.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 68-92
Corey Bloom made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 65-92
JaJuan Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:01 65-89
Wayne Chism Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 65-89
Corey Bloom missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 2:20 65-89
JaJuan Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:28 65-87
Chris Lofton Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 2:28 65-87
Duke Crews missed Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:32 65-87
Duke Crews Offensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 2:32 65-87
Wayne Chism missed Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 3:02 65-87
Brandon Dison made Two Point Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:07 63-87
Willie Lago Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 3:07 63-87
Wayne Chism missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:34 63-87
Ramar Smith made Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:34 63-86
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:34 63-86
Ramar Smith missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:34 63-86
Foul on Courtney Wallace
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Defensive Rebound 3:45 63-86
JaJuan Smith Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:45 63-86
Brandon Dison missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:49 63-86
Tyren Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:49 63-86
Duke Crews missed Free Throw.
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Not Available 3:49 63-86
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:49 63-86
Duke Crews missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:49 63-86
Official TV Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 3:49 63-86
Foul on Courtney Wallace
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Team Stats
UL
TENN
25-59
FG
35-65
42
Field Goal %
54
10-25
3PT
12-25
40
Three Point %
48
10-16
FT
16-22
63
Free Throw %
73
30
Rebounds
41
12
Offensive Rebounds
15
18
Defensive Rebounds
26
18
Assists
25
6
Steals
11
2
Blocks
2
18
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
16
0
Largest Lead
28
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