Mercer Bears vs Tennessee Volunteers Match Player Stats On Nov 29, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 29, 2017

Sophomore forward Grant Williams scored 21 points to help Tennessee roll to an 84-60 victory over Mercer on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Knoxville, Tenn.

Sophomore guard Jordan Bowden 16 of his season-best 18 points in the first half for the Volunteers, who shot 55.6 percent from the field. Junior forward Admiral Schofield had 10 points for Tennessee (5-1).

Senior guard Jordan Strawberry scored a season-best 20 points for the Bears (5-3). Sophomore guard Ethan Stair added 11 points for Mercer, which shot 37.8 percent from the field.

The Volunteers never trailed and were 13 of 25 from 3-point range. Tennessee scored 32 points off 20 Mercer turnovers.

The 20-point outing was the third of the season for Williams, and Bowden made 7 of 10 shots from the field.

Strawberry, the son of former baseball star Darryl Strawberry, made three of Mercer's seven 3-point baskets.

The Bears trailed by 25 points at halftime but inched within 51-34 on Strawberry's basket with 17:06 remaining. Sophomore guard Lamonte Turner hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap an 11-2 run to push the Tennessee lead to 26 with 14:42 remaining.

The Volunteers' lead topped out at 30 points on a three-point play by Williams with 9:56 left.

Tennessee led 49-24 at the break after making 12 of its final 13 first-half shots. The Volunteers were 18 of 27 in the half.

Bowden was 6 of 7 from the field and 4 of 5 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

Bowden and Schofield each drained 3s during a 10-0 burst that saw the Volunteers open a 28-7 lead with 7:38 left in the half.

Junior guard Chris Darrington's layup gave Tennessee a 28-point lead with 1:26 to play.