National Basketball Association
Charleston 91, Tennessee 78
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Lee Cassell, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
17794
By SportsDirect Inc.
Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl didn’t watch the finish of his team’s game Friday.
He didn’t miss much. The Volunteers were upset once again 91-78 by College of Charleston at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. All four of Tennessee’s losses have come against unranked teams, and the Volunteers are 1-2 all-time against the Cougars.
Pearl received a second technical and was ejected, with 5:25 remaining. Assistant coach Tony Jones took over as he will do during Pearl’s eight-game suspension during the SEC schedule.
The Volunteers (9-4) lost consecutive games to Oakland, Charlotte and USC before beating Belmont and Tennessee-Martin by just seven points before Friday’s loss.
College of Charleston had its way offensively. The Cougars shot 28 of 49 (57.1 percent), including a superb 14 of 25 (56.0 percent) from 3-point range. Four of their starters scored in double digits.
Guard Andrew Goudelock provided a game-high 31 points, while guard Donavan Monroe added 27. Forward Antwaine Wiggins – of Greeneville, Tenn., just 45 minutes from Knoxville – provided another 15.
Guard Scotty Hopson led Tennessee with 24 points on 9 of 21 shooting (42.3 percent). That was one of the lone bright spots, as the Volunteers shot just 30 of 80 (37.5 percent).
Top Game Performances
Charleston |
|
Tennessee |
Andrew Goudelock 31 |
Scoring |
Scotty Hopson 24 |
Andrew Goudelock 6 |
Assists |
Tobias Harris 2 |
Jeremy Simmons 7 |
Rebounds |
Brian Williams 12 |
Donavan Monroe 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Tobias Harris 6 |
Andrew Goudelock 2 |
Steals |
Cameron Tatum 2 |
Jeremy Simmons 3 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Charleston
|
91 |
57.1 |
14-25 |
21-34 |
16 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
|
Tennessee
|
78 |
37.5 |
5-18 |
13-21 |
9 |
42 |
0 |
4 |
|