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Chaz Lanier scores 18, Jordan Gainey 16 to lead No. 12 Tennessee past Gardner-Webb 80-64

AP
Nov 04, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 18 points and Jordan Gainey had 16 as No. 12 Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 80-64 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Zakai Zeigler added 13 points and nine assists for the Volunteers, while Jahmai Mashack scored 10. Felix Okpara led the Vols' rebounding with nine.

Darryl Simmons scored 22 points to lead the Bulldogs, and Anthony Selden and Jamaine Mann each had 13. Gardner-Webb outrebounded Tennessee 32-29, with Isaiah Richards leading the way with eight.

Gardner-Webb: Coach Jeremy Luther’s first game at Gardner-Webb was a whopper. The Bulldogs will be spending the early part of the season trying to fit five new faces into the rotation.

Tennessee: After a four-point exhibition loss to Indiana, the Vols cleaned up their shooting woes (they shot 24% in the first half of the exhibition and 31% for the game). The improvement will need to show as the season goes on. They still need to find the “hair on fire” defense that made them special last season.

Midway through the first half, Tennessee led by three. The Vols went on a 12-3 run that gave them a double-digit lead. Lanier, a transfer from North Florida, scored eight in a row. That gave Tennessee its breathing room.

Gardner-Webb scored 34 points in the paint against a Tennessee front line that's supposed to be much more physical than the Bulldogs. The Vols got caught a step slow on several exchanges.

Gardner-Webb plays at North Carolina Central on Friday while Tennessee visits Louisville on Saturday.

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1st Half
GWEB
Bulldogs
34
TENN
Volunteers
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ademide Badmus vs. Felix Okpara (Volunteers gains possession)
19:35	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	0-2
19:19		Jamaine Mann turnover (lost ball)
19:12		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
19:10		Shahar Lazar defensive rebound
18:58		Shahar Lazar misses two point layup
18:56		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
18:55		Anthony Seldon blocks Chaz Lanier's two point layup
18:53		Volunteers offensive rebound
18:51		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
18:49		Chaz Lanier offensive rebound
18:31	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	0-5
18:07		Jahmai Mashack personal foul
18:00	+3	Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Seldon assists)	3-5
17:48		Isaiah Richards personal foul
17:34		Jamaine Mann personal foul
17:30		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
17:28		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
17:23		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
17:21		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Darryl Simmons II makes two point layup	5-5
16:50		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
16:48		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
16:48		Jamaine Mann shooting foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
16:48	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
16:37		Darryl Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
16:32		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
16:30		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
16:21		Anthony Seldon turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
16:18	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Jahmai Mashack assists)	5-9
15:38		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
15:36		Brendan Mykalcio offensive rebound
15:34	+2	Brendan Mykalcio makes two point layup	7-9
15:24		Jahmai Mashack turnover (lost ball) (Darryl Simmons II steals)
15:16		Colin Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:15		Anthony Seldon offensive rebound
15:15		Felix Okpara personal foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:15	+1	Anthony Seldon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-9
15:15	+1	Anthony Seldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
14:55	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Cameron Carr assists)	9-12
14:31	+2	Ademide Badmus makes two point hook shot	11-12
14:25		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Mykalcio steals)
14:19		Brendan Mykalcio turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
14:03		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
14:01		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
13:47		Shahar Lazar misses two point layup
13:45		Ademide Badmus offensive rebound
13:43		Ademide Badmus misses two point layup
13:41		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point layup (Cameron Carr assists)	11-14
13:38		Ademide Badmus shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-15
13:15		Shahar Lazar misses three point jump shot
13:13		Isaiah Richards offensive rebound
13:09		Jump ball. (Runnin' Bulldogs gains possession)
13:03		Isaiah Richards offensive foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
13:03		Isaiah Richards turnover (offensive foul)
12:53		Felix Okpara turnover (lost ball) (Ademide Badmus steals)
12:49		Felix Okpara blocks Shahar Lazar's two point layup
12:47		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:27	+2	Jacob Hudson makes two point layup (Brendan Mykalcio assists)	13-15
12:16		Darryl Simmons II personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
12:13	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	13-18
11:57		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
11:57	+1	Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
11:39	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	15-20
11:09		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Ademide Badmus draws the foul)
11:09		Ademide Badmus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:09		Ademide Badmus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:09		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
10:48		Colin Hawkins shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
10:48	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-22
10:22	+3	Jamaine Mann makes three point jump shot (Colin Hawkins assists)	18-22
9:57		Zakai Zeigler misses two point layup
9:55		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
9:34		Colin Hawkins misses three point jump shot
9:32		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
9:29		Anthony Seldon personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
9:29		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:29		Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound
9:14		Ademide Badmus offensive foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
9:14		Ademide Badmus turnover (offensive foul)
8:44	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot	18-25
8:14		Brendan Mykalcio misses three point jump shot
8:11		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:11		Runnin' Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:01	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	18-28
7:37		Shahar Lazar turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
7:32	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	18-30
7:30		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:30		TV timeout
7:10	+2	Darryl Simmons II makes two point jump shot	20-30
6:49		Felix Okpara misses two point hook shot
6:47		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Jacob Hudson makes two point layup	22-30
6:07		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
6:05		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
5:46		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
5:44		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
5:39		Chaz Lanier offensive foul (Darryl Simmons II draws the foul)
5:39		Chaz Lanier turnover (offensive foul)
5:23		Colin Hawkins misses two point jump shot
5:21		Jamaine Mann offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Jamaine Mann makes two point layup	24-30
5:10	+2	J.P. Estrella makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	24-32
4:58		Anthony Seldon misses three point jump shot
4:56		J.P. Estrella defensive rebound
4:51	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	24-34
4:33		Jahmai Mashack shooting foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-34
4:33	+1	Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-34
4:15		Cameron Carr misses three point jump shot
4:13		Jamaine Mann defensive rebound
3:54		Jacob Hudson misses two point jump shot
3:52		Cameron Carr defensive rebound
3:41		Colin Hawkins personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-35
3:41	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
3:24		Anthony Seldon misses two point layup
3:22		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point driving reverse layup	26-38
2:47	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point jump shot	28-38
2:31	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	28-40
1:59		Anthony Seldon misses three point jump shot
1:57		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	28-42
1:35		Jamaine Mann turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gainey steals)
1:28		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
1:24		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:11		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
1:09		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
0:57		Brendan Mykalcio blocks Cade Phillips's two point layup
0:55		Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Darryl Simmons II makes two point jump shot	30-42
0:33		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
0:31		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
0:28		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
0:26		Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound
0:16		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Darryl Simmons II draws the foul)
0:16		Volunteers 30 second timeout
0:16	+1	Darryl Simmons II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-42
0:16	+1	Darryl Simmons II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
0:03		Anthony Seldon personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
0:03	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-44
0:01	+2	Darryl Simmons II makes two point jump shot	34-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GWEB
Bulldogs
30
TENN
Volunteers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
19:34		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
19:26		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
19:24		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
19:22	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	32-46
19:22		Shahar Lazar shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
19:22		Igor Milicic Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:22		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
18:55		Colin Hawkins misses two point layup
18:53		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
18:50		Darryl Simmons II shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-47
18:50	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
18:50		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
18:50		TV timeout
18:36		Felix Okpara personal foul (Ademide Badmus draws the foul)
18:17		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
18:15		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	32-50
18:04		Anthony Seldon shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
18:04	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-51
17:46	+2	Anthony Seldon makes two point jump shot	34-51
17:28		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
17:26		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:03		Jamaine Mann misses two point jump shot
17:01		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
16:56		Felix Okpara offensive foul (Colin Hawkins draws the foul)
16:56		Felix Okpara turnover (offensive foul)
16:43		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Darryl Simmons II draws the foul)
16:37	+3	Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Seldon assists)	37-51
16:27		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
16:23		Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound
16:00		Darryl Simmons II misses two point jump shot
15:58		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point driving finger roll layup	37-53
15:31		Colin Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
15:18	+3	Jahmai Mashack makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	37-56
14:59		J.P. Estrella personal foul (Colin Hawkins draws the foul)
14:59		TV timeout
14:53		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
14:51		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:46	+2	Brendan Mykalcio makes two point layup (Darryl Simmons II assists)	39-56
14:20		Taku Youngblood shooting foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
14:20	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-57
14:20	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-58
13:58		J.P. Estrella blocks Jacob Hudson's two point jump shot
13:56		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
13:42		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Richards steals)
13:33		Jacob Hudson misses three point jump shot
13:31		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
13:24		Jahmai Mashack turnover (lost ball)
13:06	+2	Jamaine Mann makes two point layup	41-58
12:55	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Cade Phillips assists)	41-61
12:35		Jamaine Mann misses three point jump shot
12:33		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
12:21	+2	J.P. Estrella makes two point layup (Cade Phillips assists)	41-63
12:00		TV timeout
11:51		Jamaine Mann misses two point layup
11:49		J.P. Estrella defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point jump shot	41-65
11:10	+3	Anthony Seldon makes three point jump shot (Jacob Hudson assists)	44-65
10:51	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	44-67
10:24		Jamaine Mann misses two point layup
10:22		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
10:00		Ademide Badmus shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
10:00		Cade Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:00		Cade Phillips misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:00		Anthony Seldon defensive rebound
9:30		Anthony Seldon misses three point jump shot
9:28		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup	44-69
9:04		Darryl Simmons II misses two point jump shot
9:02		Runnin' Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:55		Anthony Seldon turnover (bad pass)
8:40	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	44-71
8:31		Jahmai Mashack shooting foul (Anthony Seldon draws the foul)
8:31		Anthony Seldon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:31	+1	Anthony Seldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-71
8:09		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
8:07		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
7:52	+2	Anthony Seldon makes two point layup	47-71
7:52		TV timeout
7:29		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Richards steals)
7:19	+3	Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot	50-71
7:08		Cameron Carr misses three point jump shot
7:06		Taku Youngblood defensive rebound
6:52		Isaiah Richards misses three point jump shot
6:50		Jamaine Mann offensive rebound
6:46		Darryl Simmons II misses three point jump shot
6:44		Volunteers defensive rebound
6:44		Taku Youngblood personal foul
6:40		Jamaine Mann personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-72
6:40	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-73
6:21	+2	Anthony Seldon makes two point layup	52-73
6:21		Cameron Carr shooting foul (Anthony Seldon draws the foul)
6:21		Anthony Seldon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:21		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Cameron Carr makes two point dunk	52-75
5:55		Taku Youngblood turnover (lost ball) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
5:44		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
5:42		Ademide Badmus defensive rebound
5:29		Zakai Zeigler shooting foul (Anthony Seldon draws the foul)
5:29		Anthony Seldon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:29	+1	Anthony Seldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-75
5:07		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
5:05		Anthony Seldon defensive rebound
4:45	+3	Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot (Ademide Badmus assists)	56-75
4:18		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:16		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
4:15		Ademide Badmus personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
4:15		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:15		Anthony Seldon defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Isaiah Richards makes two point dunk (Anthony Seldon assists)	58-75
3:52		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
3:50		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
3:46		Colin Hawkins misses three point jump shot
3:44		Brendan Mykalcio offensive rebound
3:39	+2	Colin Hawkins makes two point jump shot	60-75
3:38		Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:38		TV timeout
3:26		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Colin Hawkins steals)
3:10	+2	Jamaine Mann makes two point layup	62-75
2:54		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
2:52		Isaiah Richards defensive rebound
2:46		Colin Hawkins turnover (out of bounds)
2:16	+3	Jahmai Mashack makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	62-78
1:59		Anthony Seldon turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals)
1:35	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	62-80
1:02	+2	Darryl Simmons II makes two point jump shot	64-80
0:45		Felix Okpara offensive foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
0:45		Felix Okpara turnover (offensive foul)
0:31		Colin Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gainey steals)
0:01		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)