Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Nov 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNTC	12	30	42
TENN	41	39	80

Game Recap

Knecht, defense lead No. 9 Tennessee over Tennessee Tech 80-42. Dalton Knecht scored 17 points and No. 9 Tennessee's defense was in midseason form as the Volunteers opened the season by beating Tennessee Tech 80-42 on Monday night.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Rodney Johnson Jr.	22	2-7	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	0	2	1	8
11Grant Strong	26	1-5	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	3
4Josiah Davis	33	5-14	1-2	2-6	3	0	1	0	2	2	13
23David Early	33	2-5	0-1	5-6	0	4	1	0	1	2	9
1Diante Wood	31	3-6	0-0	0-1	7	0	0	0	3	2	6
15Rylee Samons	10	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
0Daniel Egbuniwe	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Jerome Beya	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
34David Craig	16	0-5	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	2	1	1
2Kyle Layton	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	2	0	1	2	2
33Bogdan Zimonjic	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0





TOTAL	-	14-5127.5%	2-1216.7%	12-1963.2%	27	5	5	0	16	15	42

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jonas Aidoo	18	2-6	0-1	0-0	8	2	1	4	0	0	4
3Dalton Knecht	22	6-11	2-6	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	17
15Jahmai Mashack	22	2-5	1-3	4-4	3	1	0	0	1	1	9
25Santiago Vescovi	21	1-6	0-4	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	4	2
30Josiah-Jordan James	23	4-7	4-5	0-0	7	2	3	1	1	2	12
35Colin Coyne	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Tobe Awaka	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	3	3	0
13J.P. Estrella	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4
12Cade Phillips	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2
1Freddie Dilione V	16	3-5	0-0	1-1	3	3	0	0	2	0	7
43Cameron Carr	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2	3
24Kaylan Makan	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jordan Gainey	22	5-9	2-4	2-2	3	3	0	0	2	0	14
23Grant Hurst	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44DJ Jefferson	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	3
5Zakai Zeigler	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	5	1	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	29-6346.0%	12-3040.0%	10-10100%	39	22	7	8	10	17	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNTCTENN

(19:46) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(19:43) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Foul on David Early.
+1 (19:33) Dalton Knecht made Free Throw.
01
+1 (19:33) Dalton Knecht made Free Throw.
02
(19:31) Diante Wood Turnover.
(19:16) Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:11) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Josiah Davis missed Layup.
(18:44) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:38) Santiago Vescovi made Layup. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.
04
(18:14) David Early missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:12) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:55) Tennessee Tech Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Josiah Davis missed Layup.
(17:33) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Jonas Aidoo missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:18) Grant Strong Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Josiah Davis Turnover.
(16:57) Jonas Aidoo Steal.
(16:44) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
(16:40) Diante Wood Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Diante Wood missed Jumper.
(16:27) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.
(16:10) Diante Wood Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Grant Strong Turnover.
(15:43) Tobe Awaka missed .
(15:39) Diante Wood Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) David Early made Layup.
24
(15:06) Josiah-Jordan James Turnover.
(15:06) David Craig Steal.
(14:46) David Craig missed Layup.
(14:46) Tobe Awaka Block.
(14:41) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(14:32) David Early Steal.
(14:10) David Early missed Jumper.
(14:07) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:54) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
27
(13:16) Diante Wood missed Jumper.
(13:13) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Dalton Knecht missed Jumper.
(13:03) Bogdan Zimonjic Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Josiah Davis missed Layup.
(12:50) Cade Phillips Block.
(12:50) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Bogdan Zimonjic missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Diante Wood Offensive Rebound.
(12:40) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(12:32) Diante Wood Turnover.
(12:17) Tobe Awaka Turnover.
(12:06) Bogdan Zimonjic Turnover.
(11:53) Jordan Gainey Turnover.
(11:46) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
(11:43) Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:38) Jordan Gainey made Layup.
29
+3 (11:17) Josiah Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Early.
59
(11:06) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:02) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:41) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(10:41) Foul on David Early.
(10:39) Cade Phillips missed Layup.
(10:36) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Foul on Cade Phillips.
+1 (10:14) Josiah Davis made Free Throw.
69
(10:14) Josiah Davis missed Free Throw.
(10:14) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:58) Jordan Gainey made Jumper.
611
(9:31) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:27) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Jahmai Mashack missed Jumper.
(9:17) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:15) Jordan Gainey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.
614
(8:59) Foul on Jerome Beya.
(8:59) Jerome Beya Turnover.
(8:50) Foul on Josiah Davis.
+2 (8:44) Dalton Knecht made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
616
(8:10) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:07) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
(8:04) Josiah Davis Steal.
(7:56) Foul on Jerome Beya.
(7:56) Jerome Beya Turnover.
+2 (7:42) Dalton Knecht made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
618
(7:26) David Craig missed Layup.
(7:26) Jonas Aidoo Block.
(7:21) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
(7:12) David Craig Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Kyle Layton missed Layup.
(6:48) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:46) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
621
(6:32) Josiah Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) Rylee Samons Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) David Craig missed .
(6:03) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Jonas Aidoo made Jumper.
623
+2 (5:28) Diante Wood made Jumper.
823
(5:28) Foul on Josiah-Jordan James.
(5:28) Diante Wood missed Free Throw.
(5:26) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:07) Santiago Vescovi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
825
(4:40) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
(4:29) Diante Wood Turnover.
(4:29) Santiago Vescovi Steal.
+3 (4:24) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
828
(3:54) Grant Strong missed Jumper.
(3:51) David Craig Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) David Craig missed Layup.
(3:50) J.P. Estrella Block.
(3:50) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:22) Diante Wood Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:09) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:01) Josiah-Jordan James Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:56) Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
831
(2:38) Kyle Layton Turnover.
(2:38) Zakai Zeigler Steal.
+2 (2:35) J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
833
(2:12) Foul on Zakai Zeigler.
(2:01) David Early Turnover.
(2:01) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
(1:54) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:53) Tennessee Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Josiah Davis made Layup.
1033
+3 (1:16) Jahmai Mashack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Gainey.
1036
(0:59) David Early missed Layup.
(0:59) Jonas Aidoo Block.
(0:55) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:53) Dalton Knecht made Layup.
1038
(0:35) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
+1 (0:35) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Free Throw.
1138
+1 (0:35) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Free Throw.
1238
+3 (0:06) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
1241

2nd half

Team Stats

TNTC

TENN

42Points80

14-51(27.5%)Field Goal(%)29-63(46.0%)

2-12(16.7%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)10-10(100.0%)

31(7)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

5Assists22

5Steals7

0Blocks8

16Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead32

Game Details

Monday, November 6, 2023 · 6:30 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 17,046 (78.6%)

tv: ESPN+