Defense carries No. 5 Tennessee past Georgia Tech 66-53
Grant Williams scored 22 points and No. 5 Tennessee used its stingy defense to beat cold-shooting Georgia Tech 66-53 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
53
Tennessee Volunteers
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| TENN | 33 | 33 | 66 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Georgia Southern Eagles | W 95-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Hampton Pirates | W 75-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 53-66
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 53-65
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 53-64
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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JumpShot 0:36 53-64
Khalid Moore made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 51-64
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 51-63
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 51-62
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 51-62
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 51-61
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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JumpShot 1:21 51-61
Grant Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 51-59
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 50-59
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 49-59
Foul on Jordan Bowden.
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LayUpShot 2:29 49-59
Brandon Alston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 47-59
Khalid Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 46-59
Khalid Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 45-59
Foul on Kyle Alexander.
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LayUpShot 3:20 45-59
Admiral Schofield made Layup. Assisted by Grant Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 45-57
Sylvester Ogbonda made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 44-57
Sylvester Ogbonda made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 43-57
Foul on Kyle Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:36 43-57
Admiral Schofield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:36 43-56
Foul on Sylvester Ogbonda.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 43-56
Foul on James Banks III.
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PersonalFoul 5:34 43-56
Foul on Jose Alvarado.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 43-56
James Banks III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 42-56
James Banks III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 41-56
Foul on Admiral Schofield.
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JumpShot 6:11 41-56
Jordan Bone made Jumper. Assisted by John Fulkerson.
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PersonalFoul 6:25 41-54
Foul on Grant Williams.
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JumpShot 6:33 41-54
Jordan Bone made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:52 41-52
Brandon Alston made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:53 39-52
Brandon Alston made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:11 37-52
Grant Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:34 37-50
Grant Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:34 37-49
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 37-49
Grant Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 37-48
Grant Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:54 37-47
Foul on Jose Alvarado.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 37-47
Foul on Moses Wright.
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JumpShot 9:51 37-47
Jordan Bone made Jumper. Assisted by Admiral Schofield.
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LayUpShot 10:11 37-45
Jose Alvarado made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:21 35-45
Kyle Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Bone.
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JumpShot 11:36 35-42
Abdoulaye Gueye made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:14 33-42
Jose Alvarado made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moses Wright.
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PersonalFoul 12:27 30-42
Foul on James Banks III.
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PersonalFoul 12:39 30-42
Foul on Jalen Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 12:39 30-42
Foul on Admiral Schofield.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:58 30-42
Kyle Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:58 30-41
Foul on James Banks III.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:12 30-41
Kyle Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:12 30-40
Kyle Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:12 30-39
Foul on Michael Devoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:53 30-39
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:53 29-39
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:53 28-39
Foul on Grant Williams.
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PersonalFoul 14:01 28-39
Foul on James Banks III.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:38 28-39
James Banks III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:38 27-39
Foul on Grant Williams.
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PersonalFoul 15:13 27-39
Foul on Jose Alvarado.
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End Game 0:00 53-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 53-66
Kyle Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:23 53-66
Khalid Moore missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 53-66
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 53-65
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 53-64
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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ShortTimeOut 0:34 53-64
Georgia Tech Timeout
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JumpShot 0:36 53-64
Khalid Moore made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 51-64
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 51-63
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 51-62
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 51-62
Grant Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:51 51-62
Michael Devoe missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 51-62
Sylvester Ogbonda Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 51-62
Jordan Bone missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 51-62
Jordan Bone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 51-61
Foul on Kristian Sjolund.
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Steal 0:59 51-61
Jordan Bone Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:59 51-61
Moses Wright Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:00 51-61
Georgia Tech Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:00 51-61
Jordan Bowden Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 51-61
Jordan Bowden Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:10 51-61
Moses Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:21 51-61
Grant Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 51-59
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 50-59
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 49-59
Foul on Jordan Bowden.
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Defensive Rebound 1:54 49-59
Brandon Alston Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:54 49-59
Kyle Alexander missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:29 49-59
Brandon Alston made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:47 47-59
Michael Devoe Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 47-59
Grant Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 47-59
Khalid Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 46-59
Khalid Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 45-59
Foul on Kyle Alexander.
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LayUpShot 3:20 45-59
Admiral Schofield made Layup. Assisted by Grant Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 3:25 45-57
Grant Williams Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:25 45-57
Khalid Moore missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:34 45-57
Evan Cole Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:34 45-57
Jordan Bowden missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 367 events.
Team Stats
GT
TENN
16-58
FG
19-48
28
Field Goal %
40
3-19
3PT
4-12
16
Three Point %
33
18-21
FT
24-38
86
Free Throw %
63
37
Rebounds
44
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
26
Defensive Rebounds
33
5
Assists
12
6
Steals
6
2
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
1
14
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
30
Fouls
19
2
Largest Lead
15
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