Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Mar 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UL	19	36	55
TENN	30	28	58

Game Recap

Tennessee holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in NCAA opener. When shots stopped falling and an 18-point lead nearly slipped away, Tennessee did the one thing it does best: clamp down on defense.

Player Stats

LOUISIANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
34Terence Lewis II	19	4-8	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	2	8
21Jordan Brown	36	7-12	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	2	3	16
0Themus Fulks	37	2-7	0-0	1-1	3	11	0	5	4	5
22Kentrell Garnett	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	0
13Greg Williams Jr.	18	0-4	0-3	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1Joe Charles	21	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	2	3	0
35Isaiah Richards	3	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Kobe Julien	25	5-9	3-6	2-2	3	0	1	0	2	15
5Jalen Dalcourt	24	4-10	3-8	0-0	0	0	4	0	3	11
2Michael Thomas	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	3	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	6-1833.3%	5-955.6%	23	12	8	14	19	55

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Olivier Nkamhoua	20	2-6	1-3	3-6	5	3	0	1	1	1	8
33Uros Plavsic	19	4-5	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	9
15Jahmai Mashack	28	4-6	0-1	3-4	1	3	2	0	3	1	11
25Santiago Vescovi	27	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	4	2	0	3	3	3
30Josiah-Jordan James	33	3-8	1-4	1-2	4	3	1	0	2	2	8
11Tobe Awaka	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0
2Julian Phillips	15	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	0	2	0	2	1	1
0Jonas Aidoo	19	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	2	2	4	6
4Tyreke Key	31	4-11	1-5	3-5	4	0	1	0	2	1	12

TOTAL	-	21-4645.7%	4-1625.0%	12-2157.1%	27	16	9	4	16	14	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfULTENN

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:44) Foul on Kentrell Garnett.
+1 (19:44) Olivier Nkamhoua made Free Throw.
01
+1 (19:44) Olivier Nkamhoua made Free Throw.
02
+2 (19:21) Jordan Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Themus Fulks.
22
+2 (19:04) Uros Plavsic made Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
24
(18:41) Jordan Brown Turnover.
(18:41) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
(18:32) Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
(18:32) Uros Plavsic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:26) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
27
+2 (17:55) Jordan Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Themus Fulks.
47
(17:38) Foul on Terence Lewis II.
(17:38) Uros Plavsic missed Free Throw.
(17:38) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:38) Uros Plavsic made Free Throw.
48
(17:18) Kentrell Garnett missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:18) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:04) Uros Plavsic made Layup. Assisted by Olivier Nkamhoua.
410
+2 (16:42) Themus Fulks made Layup.
610
(16:42) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
+1 (16:42) Themus Fulks made Free Throw.
710
(16:26) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Jumper.
(16:26) Jordan Brown Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Themus Fulks missed Layup.
(16:15) Uros Plavsic Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Foul on Jordan Brown.
(16:01) Jump Ball won by Louisiana.
(16:01) Uros Plavsic Turnover.
(16:01) Jalen Dalcourt Steal.
+2 (15:40) Jordan Brown made Layup. Assisted by Themus Fulks.
910
(15:27) Santiago Vescovi Turnover.
(15:27) Jalen Dalcourt Steal.
(15:17) Jordan Brown missed Jumper.
(15:17) Terence Lewis II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:17) Terence Lewis II made Two Point Tip Shot.
1110
(14:44) Josiah-Jordan James Turnover.
(14:28) Greg Williams Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(13:56) Tyreke Key missed Jumper.
(13:56) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:48) Tyreke Key made Jumper. Assisted by Tobe Awaka.
1112
(13:27) Jalen Dalcourt missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:27) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Foul on Jalen Dalcourt.
+3 (13:09) Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tobe Awaka.
1115
(12:38) Terence Lewis II missed Layup.
(12:38) Jordan Brown Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
(12:27) Themus Fulks missed Jumper.
(12:27) Jordan Brown Offensive Rebound.
(12:15) Jalen Dalcourt missed Layup.
(12:15) Tobe Awaka Block.
(12:15) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Themus Fulks.
+1 (12:15) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
1116
+1 (12:15) Tyreke Key made Free Throw.
1117
(11:59) Jordan Brown Turnover.
(11:59) Jonas Aidoo Steal.
(11:46) Tyreke Key missed Jumper.
(11:46) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(11:26) Julian Phillips Turnover.
(11:26) Jalen Dalcourt Steal.
(11:13) Jordan Brown missed Jumper.
(11:13) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(10:53) Themus Fulks Turnover.
(10:53) Jahmai Mashack Steal.
+2 (10:50) Jahmai Mashack made Layup.
1119
(10:32) Jordan Brown missed Jumper.
(10:32) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
+2 (9:57) Jordan Brown made Layup. Assisted by Michael Thomas.
1319
(9:37) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:37) Kentrell Garnett Defensive Rebound.
(9:17) Michael Thomas Turnover.
(9:17) Jahmai Mashack Steal.
(9:02) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
(9:02) Kentrell Garnett Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Michael Thomas Turnover.
(8:43) Tyreke Key Steal.
(8:20) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(8:20) Joe Charles Steal.
(8:15) Joe Charles missed Layup.
(8:15) Olivier Nkamhoua Block.
(8:15) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Jahmai Mashack missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:58) Louisiana Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Michael Thomas Turnover.
(7:56) Julian Phillips Steal.
(7:50) Olivier Nkamhoua Turnover.
(7:39) Kobe Julien missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:39) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Tyreke Key missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:28) Louisiana Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Terence Lewis II Turnover.
(6:41) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:41) Themus Fulks Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Themus Fulks Turnover.
(6:25) Julian Phillips Steal.
(6:25) Foul on Julian Phillips.
(6:25) Julian Phillips Turnover.
(6:09) Foul on Tyreke Key.
+2 (5:54) Kobe Julien made Layup. Assisted by Themus Fulks.
1519
(5:32) Julian Phillips missed Layup.
(5:32) Terence Lewis II Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Greg Williams Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:14) Tyreke Key Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Tyreke Key Turnover.
(5:14) Jordan Brown Steal.
(5:14) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
+1 (5:14) Jordan Brown made Free Throw.
1619
+1 (5:14) Jordan Brown made Free Throw.
1719
(5:04) Josiah-Jordan James Turnover.
+2 (4:47) Jordan Brown made Layup. Assisted by Themus Fulks.
1919
(4:12) Tyreke Key missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:12) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:12) Foul on Jordan Brown.
+2 (4:05) Jahmai Mashack made Jumper. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.
1921
(3:42) Terence Lewis II missed Layup.
(3:42) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Tyreke Key made Layup.
1923
(3:12) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
(3:02) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
(3:02) Isaiah Richards missed Free Throw.
(3:02) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:02) Isaiah Richards missed Free Throw.
(3:02) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Jonas Aidoo Turnover.
(2:36) Jalen Dalcourt Steal.
(2:31) Jalen Dalcourt missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:31) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:00) Jahmai Mashack made Jumper.
1925
(1:39) Isaiah Richards missed Layup.
(1:39) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:19) Joe Charles Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Terence Lewis II missed Layup.
(1:11) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:52) Olivier Nkamhoua made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.
1928
(0:19) Themus Fulks missed Jumper.
(0:19) Terence Lewis II Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Terence Lewis II missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(0:19) Olivier Nkamhoua Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
+2 (0:01) Uros Plavsic made Layup. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.
1930

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

55Points58

22-55(40.0%)Field Goal(%)21-46(45.7%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)4-16(25.0%)

5-9(55.6%)Free Throw(%)12-21(57.1%)

27(7)Rebounds(Offensive)33(6)

12Assists16

8Steals9

0Blocks4

14Turnovers18

19(1)Fouls(Technical)14(1)

1Largest Lead18

Game Details

Thursday, March 16, 2023 · 9:40 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 18,018 (83.1%)

tv: CBS

spread: TENN -11.5

over/under: 135.5