Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs

Jan 13, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	42	43	85
UGA	37	42	79

Game Recap

Knecht scores 36 points as No. 5 Tennessee recovers to beat Georgia 85-79. Dalton Knecht had what Tennessee coach Rick Barnes described as “that look in his eye.”.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jonas Aidoo	35	4-8	0-0	2-2	15	3	1	5	1	2	10
3Dalton Knecht	34	12-20	5-8	7-9	4	3	1	1	1	1	36
5Zakai Zeigler	38	5-10	1-6	7-10	5	5	2	0	6	0	18
25Santiago Vescovi	26	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	4	6
30Josiah-Jordan James	27	2-9	0-3	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	2	4
11Tobe Awaka	7	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	6
1Freddie Dilione V	4	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
2Jordan Gainey	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
15Jahmai Mashack	15	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	3
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	9-2634.6%	18-2378.3%	39	17	6	6	14	16	85

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
54Russel Tchewa	26	0-5	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	0	2	3	1
10RJ Sunahara	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
4Silas Demary Jr.	30	3-6	1-1	6-7	4	3	2	1	0	5	13
3Noah Thomasson	29	5-15	3-11	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	14
1Jabri Abdur-Rahim	28	5-9	5-9	6-6	5	0	1	0	2	3	21
23Jalen DeLoach	14	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	2	2
15RJ Melendez	23	5-14	2-4	1-2	6	0	0	0	1	1	13
0Blue Cain	19	3-8	3-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	3	9
11Justin Hill	19	1-8	0-2	4-4	4	4	1	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	-	23-6933.3%	14-3342.4%	19-2382.6%	35	14	6	1	8	18	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNUGA

(19:56) Santiago Vescovi Turnover.
(19:34) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:30) Noah Thomasson Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:08) Georgia Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:00) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russel Tchewa.
03
+3 (18:30) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
33
(18:07) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
(18:04) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Foul on Dalton Knecht.
(17:37) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:32) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
(17:17) Jahmai Mashack Offensive Rebound.
(17:17) Jahmai Mashack missed Layup.
(17:16) Jabri Abdur-Rahim Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:09) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:42) Jahmai Mashack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
63
(16:26) Russel Tchewa missed Free Throw.
(16:26) Georgia Offensive Rebound.
+1 (16:26) Russel Tchewa made Free Throw.
64
(16:26) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
(16:16) Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
(16:12) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
(16:12) Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.
(16:08) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Silas Demary Jr. Steal.
(16:07) Jonas Aidoo Turnover.
+1 (16:03) Silas Demary Jr. made Free Throw.
65
+1 (16:03) Silas Demary Jr. made Free Throw.
66
(16:03) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
(15:50) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:46) Josiah-Jordan James Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:43) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
96
(15:28) Silas Demary Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:25) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:18) Jonas Aidoo made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
116
(15:07) Justin Hill missed Layup.
(15:07) Jonas Aidoo Block.
+1 (15:05) Dalton Knecht made Free Throw.
126
+2 (15:05) Dalton Knecht made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
146
(15:05) Foul on RJ Sunahara.
(15:02) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
(14:29) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:29) RJ Melendez made Layup.
148
(14:29) Jabri Abdur-Rahim Steal.
+2 (14:29) Justin Hill made Jumper.
1410
(14:29) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(14:29) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
(14:01) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:57) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
+1 (13:48) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1411
(13:42) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(13:25) Jalen DeLoach missed Layup.
(13:25) Jonas Aidoo Block.
(13:22) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) RJ Melendez missed Free Throw.
(13:15) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(13:14) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Justin Hill missed Layup.
(12:52) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:42) Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
1711
(12:23) RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
(12:20) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:12) Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
1911
(12:11) Foul on Jalen DeLoach.
+1 (12:11) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
2011
+2 (11:51) Silas Demary Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Blue Cain.
2013
+1 (11:51) Silas Demary Jr. made Free Throw.
2014
(11:51) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(11:24) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
(11:24) Blue Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
+1 (11:24) Freddie Dilione V made Free Throw.
2114
+1 (11:24) Freddie Dilione V made Free Throw.
2214
(11:17) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:55) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Tobe Awaka made Layup.
2414
+3 (10:39) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blue Cain.
2417
(10:25) Freddie Dilione V missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:23) Foul on Blue Cain.
(10:23) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Tobe Awaka made Layup. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
2617
(10:01) Russel Tchewa missed Layup.
(9:59) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:54) Tobe Awaka made Layup.
2817
+1 (9:45) Silas Demary Jr. made Free Throw.
2818
+1 (9:45) Silas Demary Jr. made Free Throw.
2819
(9:45) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(9:34) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:30) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:19) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Silas Demary Jr..
2822
(9:10) Foul on Russel Tchewa.
+2 (9:06) Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.
3022
(8:47) Russel Tchewa missed Jumper.
(8:44) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(8:16) Justin Hill missed Layup.
(8:13) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:09) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
3322
(7:49) Russel Tchewa missed Dunk.
(7:49) Jonas Aidoo Block.
(7:43) Justin Hill Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:40) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Hill.
3325
+3 (7:28) Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
3625
+1 (7:02) Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
3626
(7:02) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
(7:02) Noah Thomasson missed Free Throw.
(7:01) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(6:08) Justin Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:04) Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:40) RJ Sunahara Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Blue Cain missed Jumper.
(5:34) Russel Tchewa Offensive Rebound.
(5:33) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:30) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Josiah-Jordan James missed Layup.
(5:15) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:15) Jonas Aidoo made Dunk.
3826
(4:53) Russel Tchewa missed Layup.
(4:50) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
(4:45) Dalton Knecht missed Jumper.
(4:40) RJ Sunahara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:32) RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Sunahara.
3828
+2 (4:26) Dalton Knecht made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
4028
(4:05) Justin Hill Turnover.
(4:05) Zakai Zeigler Steal.
+2 (4:01) Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
4228
+1 (3:47) Justin Hill made Free Throw.
4229
+1 (3:47) Justin Hill made Free Throw.
4230
(3:47) Foul on Jordan Gainey.
(3:33) Blue Cain Steal.
(3:33) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(3:28) Blue Cain missed Layup.
(3:21) Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Jalen DeLoach made Layup.
4232
(3:07) Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
(3:01) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Jabri Abdur-Rahim Turnover.
(2:50) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
(2:45) Silas Demary Jr. Block.
(2:45) Freddie Dilione V missed Layup.
(2:45) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(2:43) Jalen DeLoach Steal.
(2:43) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(2:31) Silas Demary Jr. missed Layup.
(2:28) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:21) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
(2:15) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Tobe Awaka Turnover.
(1:43) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:40) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
(1:27) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:25) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:15) Blue Cain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
4235
(1:07) Tennessee Timeout.
(0:52) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) Georgia Defensive Rebound.
+1 (0:49) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
4236
+1 (0:49) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
4237
(0:49) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(0:32) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:28) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
(0:15) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:12) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

UGA

85Points79

29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)23-69(33.3%)

9-26(34.6%)3-Point(%)14-33(42.4%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(15)

17Assists14

6Steals6

6Blocks1

14Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

14Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 13, 2024 · 12:00 PM

Stegeman Coliseum · Athens, GA

attendance: 10,523 (100%)

tv: ESPN2