National Basketball Association
Virginia 79, Tennessee St. 36
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Dwayne Gladden, # Bob Testa
Attendance:
12056
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 7 Virginia 79, Tennessee State 36: Justin Anderson poured in 20 points on 7-of-7 shooting and Mike Tobey recorded his first career double-double as the Cavaliers routed the Tigers for their 15th consecutive home win.
Anderson matched his career high with five 3-pointers and Tobey collected 13 points and a career-best 16 rebounds for Virginia, which is 5-0 for the first time since 2007-08 and has won each game by at least 17 points. Anthony Gill added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Xavier Richards and Marcus Roper scored 10 points apiece to lead Tennessee State (2-3), whose starters combined for six points on 3-of-20 shooting. The Tigers shot just 29.2 percent from the floor — the 29th consecutive opponent to fail to break 50 percent against Virginia.
The Cavaliers raced out to a 17-2 lead behind seven points from Anderson — including a four-point play — and six from Gill, and they never let the Tigers back in it. Tennessee State closed to within 30-17 late in the first half, but Virginia put together a 32-0 run spanning halftime to turn it into a laugher.
The Tigers missed 10 straight shots and committed four turnovers during the drought, which covered the final 2:50 of the first half and the first 7:31 of the second. Richards ended the scoreless stretch with a layup and hit a jumper the next time down the floor as Tennessee State scored on consecutive possessions for the first time since Roper and Rodney Simeon hit back-to-back 3-pointers before the midway point of the first half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Anderson is 15-of-22 from 3-point range this season after entering the campaign as a career 29.8 percent shooter from outside the arc. … Virginia G B.J. Stith, the son of the school's all-time leading scorer, Bryant Stith, scored his first career points and finished with four points and an assist. … The game was part of the Barclays Center Classic. Both teams continue the tournament Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y., with Virginia facing La Salle and Tennessee State taking on St. Peter's.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee St. |
|
Virginia |
Xavier Richards 10 |
Scoring |
Justin Anderson 20 |
Jay Harris 2 |
Assists |
Malcolm Brogdon 3 |
Rodney Simeon 4 |
Rebounds |
Mike Tobey 16 |
Christian Crockett 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Gill 4 |
Charles Tucker 2 |
Steals |
Marial Shayok 2 |
Xavier Richards 2 |
Blocks |
Anthony Gill 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee St.
|
36 |
29.2 |
4-18 |
4-9 |
7 |
19 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
Virginia
|
79 |
51.7 |
7-21 |
10-15 |
17 |
46 |
4 |
5 |
6 |