NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Tennessee Volunteers 65
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LSU Tigers 78
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Match Report

LSU pulls away late, wins easy over No. 16 Tennessee 78-65

— Cam Thomas scored 25 points, JaVonte Smart added 20 and LSU beat No. 16 Tennessee 78-65 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

TENN LSU
22-62
FG
27-52
35
Field Goal %
52
8-27
3PT
7-21
30
Three Point %
33
13-17
FT
17-18
76
Free Throw %
94
36
Rebounds
32
14
Offensive Rebounds
4
22
Defensive Rebounds
28
13
Assists
11
6
Steals
7
3
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
5
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
15
1
Largest Lead
17

Top Performers

TENN

  • Jaden Springer G MIN 37 · PTS 21 · FG 6-14
  • Keon Johnson G MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 5-15
  • Josiah-Jordan James G MIN 33 · PTS 9 · FG 3-9
  • Santiago Vescovi G MIN 28 · PTS 13 · FG 4-9

LSU

  • Cam Thomas G MIN 36 · PTS 25 · FG 6-16
  • Javonte Smart G MIN 35 · PTS 20 · FG 8-13
  • Darius Days F MIN 27 · PTS 14 · FG 6-10
  • Trendon Watford F MIN 36 · PTS 9 · FG 4-8

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:16 65-78

    Davonte Gaines made Free Throw.

    4431961 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:16 64-78

    Foul on Aundre Hyatt.

    4396975 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 64-78

    Jaden Springer made Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-78

    Jaden Springer made Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:48 62-78

    Foul on Cameron Thomas.

    4432174 2nd Half
  6. LayUpShot 1:07 62-78

    Darius Days made Layup. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.

    4396978 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 1:16 62-76

    Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.

    4609299 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 1:16 61-76

    Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.

    4609299 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 1:16 60-76

    Foul on Josh LeBlanc Sr..

    4397074 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-76

    Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.

    4396975 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-75

    Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.

    4396975 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 1:34 60-74

    Foul on Keon Johnson.

    4432192 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 1:45 60-74

    Foul on Trendon Watford.

    4431675 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 1:48 60-74

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:48 60-73

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 1:48 60-72

    Foul on Keon Johnson.

    4432192 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 60-72

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 60-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 2:49 60-70

    Foul on Yves Pons.

    4278116 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 3:23 60-70

    Jaden Springer made Layup.

    4432164 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 3:30 58-70

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 3:30 58-69

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 3:30 58-68

    Foul on Jaden Springer.

    4432164 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 3:42 58-68

    Santiago Vescovi made Jumper.

    4609299 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 3:58 56-68

    Foul on Santiago Vescovi.

    4609299 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 4:07 56-68

    Jaden Springer made Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 4:07 55-68

    Foul on Josh LeBlanc Sr..

    4397074 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 4:35 55-68

    Foul on Darius Days.

    4396978 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 4:44 55-68

    Olivier Nkamhoua made Jumper.

    4431832 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 4:56 53-68

    Jaden Springer made Jumper. Assisted by Keon Johnson.

    4432164 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 5:17 51-68

    Cameron Thomas made Jumper.

    4432174 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 6:13 51-66

    Darius Days made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.

    4396978 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 6:30 51-64

    Foul on Victor Bailey Jr..

    4278512 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 6:45 51-64

    Yves Pons made Layup.

    4278116 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 7:07 49-64

    Cameron Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Vonte Smart.

    4432174 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 7:34 49-62

    Foul on Eric Gaines.

    4682883 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 7:43 49-62

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 7:43 49-61

    Foul on Josiah-Jordan James.

    4431685 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 7:43 49-61

    Cameron Thomas made Layup.

    4432174 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 7:44 49-59

    Foul on John Fulkerson.

    4066215 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 8:16 49-59

    Foul on Ja'Vonte Smart.

    4396972 2nd Half
  42. JumpShot 9:22 49-59

    Josiah-Jordan James made Jumper.

    4431685 2nd Half
  43. JumpShot 9:45 47-59

    Eric Gaines made Jumper.

    4682883 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 10:30 47-57

    Yves Pons made Free Throw.

    4278116 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 10:30 46-57

    Foul on Darius Days.

    4396978 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 11:21 46-57

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 11:21 46-56

    Foul on Victor Bailey Jr..

    4278512 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 11:21 46-56

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Layup.

    4396972 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 11:53 46-54

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Layup.

    4396972 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 12:04 46-52

    Foul on Cameron Thomas.

    4432174 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 12:27 46-52

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Jumper.

    4396972 2nd Half
  52. JumpShot 12:59 46-50

    Jaden Springer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.

    4432164 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 13:29 43-50

    Trendon Watford made Jumper.

    4431675 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 13:55 43-48

    Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.

    4431685 2nd Half
  55. MadeFreeThrow 14:15 40-48

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  56. MadeFreeThrow 14:15 40-47

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  57. PersonalFoul 14:15 40-46

    Foul on Keon Johnson.

    4432192 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 14:49 40-46

    Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Fulkerson.

    4609299 2nd Half
  59. JumpShot 15:14 37-46

    Darius Days made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Thomas.

    4396978 2nd Half
  60. LayUpShot 15:56 37-43

    Cameron Thomas made Layup.

    4432174 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 65-78

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:16 65-78

    Davonte Gaines made Free Throw.

    4431961 2nd Half
  3. Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 64-78

    Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:16 64-78

    Davonte Gaines missed Free Throw.

    4431961 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:16 64-78

    Foul on Aundre Hyatt.

    4396975 2nd Half
  6. Defensive Rebound 0:21 64-78

    Davonte Gaines Defensive Rebound.

    4431961 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:21 64-78

    Cameron Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432174 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 64-78

    Jaden Springer made Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-78

    Jaden Springer made Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:48 62-78

    Foul on Cameron Thomas.

    4432174 2nd Half
  11. LayUpShot 1:07 62-78

    Darius Days made Layup. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.

    4396978 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 1:16 62-76

    Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.

    4609299 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 1:16 61-76

    Santiago Vescovi made Free Throw.

    4609299 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 1:16 60-76

    Foul on Josh LeBlanc Sr..

    4397074 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-76

    Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.

    4396975 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-75

    Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.

    4396975 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 1:34 60-74

    Foul on Keon Johnson.

    4432192 2nd Half
  18. Defensive Rebound 1:45 60-74

    Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.

    4396975 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 1:45 60-74

    Jaden Springer missed Free Throw.

    4432164 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 1:45 60-74

    Foul on Trendon Watford.

    4431675 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 1:48 60-74

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:48 60-73

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 1:48 60-72

    Foul on Keon Johnson.

    4432192 2nd Half
  24. Offensive Rebound 2:10 60-72

    Josh LeBlanc Sr. Offensive Rebound.

    4397074 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 2:10 60-72

    Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.

    4396975 2nd Half
  26. Defensive Rebound 2:38 60-72

    Trendon Watford Defensive Rebound.

    4431675 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 2:38 60-72

    Keon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432192 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 60-72

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 60-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 2:49 60-70

    Foul on Yves Pons.

    4278116 2nd Half
  31. Defensive Rebound 2:57 60-70

    Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.

    4396975 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 2:57 60-70

    Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.

    4609299 2nd Half
  33. Defensive Rebound 3:10 60-70

    Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.

    4609299 2nd Half
  34. Block Shot 3:10 60-70

    Yves Pons Block.

    4278116 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 3:10 60-70

    Aundre Hyatt missed Layup.

    4396975 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 3:23 60-70

    Jaden Springer made Layup.

    4432164 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 3:30 58-70

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 3:30 58-69

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 3:30 58-68

    Foul on Jaden Springer.

    4432164 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 3:42 58-68

    Santiago Vescovi made Jumper.

    4609299 2nd Half

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