Nov. 24, 2013

Recap | Box Score

No. 3 Tennessee 84, Oakland 50
Thompson-Boling Arena (10,313)
Knoxville, Tenn. OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (0-5)

• Oakland has played 4 of its first 5 games against BCS opponents to start the season
• OU starts 0-5 for the first time in Division I history
• Tennessee opened second half on 15-2 run; UT outscored OU 50-21 in closing half
• The Volunteers led at the half 34-27; OU cut the lead to 1 at 28-27 with 2:27 left in the half
• The Golden Grizzlies trailed by as many as 14 in the opening half before going on a 14-9 run to end the first 20 minutes
• Oakland outrebounded Tennessee 24-20 in the opening half
• Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
• Tennessee shot 43.8 percent (14-32) including 50.0 percent (5-10) from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game at 48 percent (32-66) and 47 percent from 3-point range (8-17)
• Oakland shot just 29.7 percent (11-37), including 5-for-15 from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game shooting 31 percent (20-65) and 32 percent from 3-point range (8-25)
• OU tied a team-high 4 blocks in just the first half
• Oakland scored first for only the second time this season

OU-UT SERIES NOTES

• First meeting between the two schools

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Victoria Lipscomb

• Finished with team-high 13 points
• Led team in points for second time this season
• 3rd game this season with double-figure points
• Grabbed season-best 6 boards

Sophomore Elena Popkey

• Picked up 4th foul just 23 seconds into 2nd half
• Finished game with 9 points
• Second game this season without scoring in double-figures

Sophomore Olivia Nash

• Scored 9 points with 3 triples
• Only second game without scoring in double-figures

Senior Kim Bee

• Tied season-best with 3 blocks
• Grabbed team-best 8 rebounds and added 6 points

Freshman Nijzah Hill

• Scored career-high 5 points
• Hit her first-career 3-pointer