National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 84, High Point 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # R.B. Clyburn, # K.B. Burdett
Attendance: 12343

Tennessee erupted for another big first-half run and overwhelmed High Point 84-53 on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.

The Volunteers scored 32 straight points during an 11 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, part of a 38-2 run that gave Tennessee a 45-9 lead 2:23 before halftime.

In an 88-53 win over Presbyterian on Friday, the Volunteers (2-0) had a 28-0 run.

Lamonte Turner made 4 of 7 from beyond the arc, leading four different Tennessee players with at least two made 3-pointers. Turner and Jordan Bone scored 16 points each to lead the Volunteers, and Grant Williams pulled down 12 rebounds.

Tennessee won the rebound battle 47-31.

Jahaad Proctor was the only bright spot for the Panthers (1-1). The sophomore guard scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The rest of the Panthers were a combined 13 of 47 from the floor.

Proctor made two free throws to tie the score at 7 before the Volunteers exploded.

Bone and Admiral Schofield were a combined 9 of 12 as Tennessee pushed the lead to 52-13 at the break.

High Point made just 5 of 23 first-half shots, quite a decline from its 60 percent shooting in Friday's 100-66 win over William & Mary. Proctor had nine of the Panthers' 13 points in the opening 20 minutes.

After a week off, the competition will be much stiffer for Tennessee.

The Volunteers will be in the Bahamas on Nov. 22 to face No. 19 Purdue in Round 2 of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. High Point hosts The Citadel on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
High Point   Tennessee
Jahaad Proctor 17 Scoring Jordan Bone 16
Denny Slay 5 Assists James Daniel III 10
Andre Fox 5 Rebounds Grant Williams 12
Sam Berlin 2 Free Throws Made John Fulkerson 4
Jordan Whitehead 2 Steals John Fulkerson 3
Justyn Mutts 3 Blocks Kyle Alexander 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
High Point 53 33.3 7-17 8-17 9 27 4 7 16
Tennessee 84 47.4 12-27 18-23 20 44 9 7 17