Final
No. 6 Tennessee runs over Chattanooga
Jan 4, 2012 - 2:05 AM Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee guard Ariel Massengale completed a perfect shooting night Tuesday.The freshman made all six of her shots, including four three-point attempts, en route to a game-high 19 points as the sixth-ranked Lady Vols raced past Chattanooga, 90-47, at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Isabelle Harrison netted 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Tennessee (10-3), which has won three straight since losing to Stanford on December 20.
Glory Johnson donated 10 points to go with 13 rebounds, while Meighan Simmons also contributed 10 points.
Faith Dupree paced Chattanooga (8-4) with 17 points and Whitney Hood added 10 points.
Chattanooga kept it close early and trailed 10-8 with just under four minutes gone in the contest before Tennessee asserted its superiority.
The Lady Vols scored 30 consecutive points to essentially put the game away and led, 40-8, with less than five minutes to play in the opening half.
A jumper by Kayla Christopher finally stopped the run, ending a streak of 14 consecutive missed shots for Chattanooga.
Tennessee led by a comfortable 50-16 margin at halftime, and the Mocs never threatened in the second half.
- UT-CHATTANOOGA: 47
TENNESSEE: 90
Final
Jan 3 8:38 PM - UT-CHATTANOOGA: 47
TENNESSEE: 90
End of Regulation
Jan 3 8:38 PM - UT-CHATTANOOGA: 16
TENNESSEE: 50
Halftime
Jan 3 7:43 PM - UT-CHATTANOOGA: 0
TENNESSEE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 3 7:04 PM
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