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Chaz Lanier scores 24 to lead No. 1 Tennessee over Norfolk State 67-52

AP
Dec 31, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 24 points to lead No. 1 Tennessee to a 67-52 victory over stubborn Norfolk State on Tuesday.

The Volunteers (13-0), off to the second best start in program history, got 10 points from Zakai Zeigler, Cade Phillips and Jordan Gainey. Igor Milicik had 10 rebounds.

Christian Ings scored 19 for the Spartans (9-7) and Brian Moore Jr. had 18.

Lanier had 14 points at halftime to lead Tennessee to its 35-28 advantage at the break. Norfolk State, led by Moore with 11 points, connected on just 1 of 7 3-pointers, but outscored the Vols, 16-12, in the paint.

Norfolk State: With Moore averaging more than 18 points a game, the Spartans haven’t dodged tough competition so far this season. They have been competitive with Stanford and Baylor, leading up to the loss to Tennessee.

Tennessee: The Vols started the season with 11 scholarship players. Big man J.P. Estrella was lost for the season with a foot injury and guard Cameron Carr recently walked away from the program. Those absences have caused coach Rick Barnes to take a serious look at his roster and adjust rotations a bit.

Leading by 14 points late in the second half, Tennessee had six straight defensive stops. Jordan Gainey found a lane to the basket for a dunk that gave the Vols a 60-44 advantage.

Norfolk State went scoreless for nearly 7 minutes in the second half and the Vols' lead went from 11 to 19 points

Norfolk State will open Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play at home against Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday while Tennessee begins its Southeastern Conference campaign at home against Arkansas on the same day.

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1st Half
NORF
Spartans
28
TENN
Volunteers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Volunteers gains possession)
19:31	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:10		Jalen Myers misses three point jump shot
19:08		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
18:47		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
18:45		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
18:41	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point tip dunk	0-5
18:16		Terrance Jones misses three point jump shot
18:14		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
18:11		Jalen Myers personal foul
18:00		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
17:58		Terrance Jones defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:27		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:25		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
17:07		Felix Okpara blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup
17:05		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
16:53	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	2-8
16:29	+2	Jalen Myers makes two point layup	4-8
16:19	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	4-11
15:49		Jahmai Mashack personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:28		Chaz Lanier blocks Jaylani Darden's three point jump shot
15:28		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
15:09	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	4-13
14:46	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point hook shot (Christian Ings assists)	6-13
14:37		Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball)
14:14	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point layup (Christian Ings assists)	8-13
13:56	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	8-16
13:30	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	10-16
12:55	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	10-18
12:54	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup	12-18
12:40		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-19
12:40	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-20
12:25		Tyrel Bladen misses two point dunk
12:21		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
12:17		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
12:15		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
12:08		Cade Phillips blocks Chris Fields Jr.'s two point layup
12:07		Spartans offensive rebound
12:01		Christian Ings misses two point layup
11:59		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
11:49		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
11:47		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
11:37	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	12-23
11:02		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:02		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
10:48		TV timeout
10:38		Jahmai Mashack turnover (bad pass)
10:13		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
10:11		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
10:02		Chris Fields Jr. blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup
10:00		Spartans defensive rebound
9:49		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (lost ball) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
9:36		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
9:34		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point tip layup	12-25
9:26		Felix Okpara personal foul
9:15	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	14-25
8:46		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
8:43		Spartans defensive rebound
8:28		Bishop Boswell personal foul
8:26		Jahmai Mashack blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point jump shot
8:24		Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
8:17		Christian Ings turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
8:06		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul
7:49		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:47		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Kuluel Mading makes two point layup (Chris Fields Jr. assists)	16-25
7:27		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:23		TV timeout
7:10		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
7:08		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
7:01	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	16-27
6:28		Kuluel Mading misses three point jump shot
6:26		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
6:05		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
6:03		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
5:59		Jalen Myers turnover (lost ball)
5:47	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	16-29
5:27		Jalen Myers misses three point jump shot
5:07		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
5:03		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
4:53		Jordan Gainey misses two point layup
4:52		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
4:44	+3	Brian Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)	19-29
4:44		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:27		Kuluel Mading shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
4:27	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-31
4:12		Cade Phillips blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup
4:10		Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
3:59		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point tip layup
3:59		Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
3:59		Christian Ings misses two point layup
3:57		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
3:57		Brian Moore Jr. personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:35		Jalen Myers personal foul
3:15		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
3:13		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
2:55		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
2:53		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
2:43		Cade Phillips blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup
2:41		Spartans offensive rebound
2:36		Cade Phillips blocks Tyrel Bladen's two point layup
2:34		Spartans offensive rebound
2:25	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	21-31
2:25		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-31
1:59		Jaylani Darden shooting foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
1:59	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
1:35		Zakai Zeigler shooting foul (Christian Ings draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-33
1:35	+1	Christian Ings makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-33
1:35		Christian Ings misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:35		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point jump shot	24-35
0:49	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	26-35
0:25		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
0:23		Christian Ings defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Christian Ings makes two point running jump shot	28-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NORF
Spartans
24
TENN
Volunteers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Kuluel Mading turnover (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
19:44		Jalen Myers personal foul
19:31		Chris Fields Jr. blocks Igor Milicic Jr.'s two point layup
19:29		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
19:22		Kuluel Mading blocks Jahmai Mashack's two point layup
19:20		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
19:11	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Chaz Lanier assists)	28-38
18:57		Jaylani Darden misses two point layup
18:55		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup (Chaz Lanier assists)	28-40
18:30		Chris Fields Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:28		Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
18:21	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup	30-40
17:58		Zakai Zeigler turnover
17:43	+2	Jaylani Darden makes two point layup	32-40
17:16		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
17:14		Kuluel Mading defensive rebound
17:06		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
17:05		Jaylani Darden turnover (Jahmai Mashack steals)
17:01	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup	32-42
16:38		Chris Fields Jr. turnover (Chaz Lanier steals)
16:31		Jaylani Darden personal foul
16:17	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	32-44
15:54	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup	34-44
15:30		Christian Ings personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:15	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	34-46
14:59		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
14:57		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
14:33		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
14:31		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
14:17	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	34-48
13:51	+3	Brian Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot	37-48
13:39		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
13:37		Tyrel Bladen shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-49
13:37	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-50
13:23	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup (Tyrel Bladen assists)	39-50
13:12		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
13:10		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
12:55		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:53		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
12:35		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
12:33		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
12:14		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
12:12		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
12:07		Brian Moore Jr. shooting foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-51
12:07	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-52
11:48		Christian Ings turnover (Darlinstone Dubar steals)
11:35		Tyrel Bladen blocks Zakai Zeigler's two point layup
11:33		Terrance Jones defensive rebound
11:29		Jordan Gainey shooting foul (Terrance Jones draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Terrance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-52
11:29	+1	Terrance Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-52
11:02		Zakai Zeigler turnover (Sin'Cere McMahon steals)
10:43		Tyrel Bladen misses two point jump shot
10:41		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
10:35		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
10:32		Darlinstone Dubar personal foul
10:20		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (Chaz Lanier steals)
10:03		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
10:01		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
9:52		Chaz Lanier personal foul
9:52		Kuluel Mading misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:52	+1	Kuluel Mading makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-52
9:36	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	42-55
9:10	+2	Terrance Jones makes two point jump shot	44-55
8:53		Zakai Zeigler turnover
8:38		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
8:36		Kuluel Mading offensive rebound
8:33		Kuluel Mading misses two point layup
8:31		Spartans offensive rebound
8:31		Jordan Gainey personal foul
8:30		Terrance Jones turnover
8:12		Terrance Jones shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
8:12		Igor Milicic Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:12	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-56
7:59		Jalen Myers offensive foul
7:59		Jalen Myers turnover (offensive foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	44-58
7:23		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
7:21		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
7:12		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
7:10		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
6:53		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
6:51		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
6:28		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
6:26		Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
5:57		Christian Ings misses two point layup
5:55		Spartans offensive rebound
5:55		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
5:49		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:47		Volunteers defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point dunk	44-60
4:56		Kuluel Mading misses three point jump shot
4:54		Jaylani Darden offensive rebound
4:47		Tyrel Bladen misses two point layup
4:45		Kuluel Mading personal foul
4:43		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:43		TV timeout
4:43		Cade Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:43		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
4:34		Cade Phillips blocks Tyrel Bladen's two point layup
4:32		Tyrel Bladen offensive rebound
4:32		Tyrel Bladen offensive foul
4:32		Tyrel Bladen turnover (offensive foul)
4:14		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
4:12		Volunteers offensive rebound
3:55		Cade Phillips misses two point jump shot
3:53		Spartans defensive rebound
3:51		Spartans 30 second timeout
3:51		TV timeout
3:35		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:33		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	44-62
3:26		Jaylani Darden shooting foul
3:26	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-63
3:12		Christian Ings misses three point jump shot
3:10		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
3:01		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
2:59		Jaylani Darden defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Christian Ings makes two point layup	46-63
2:27	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	46-66
2:05	+2	Christian Ings makes two point jump shot	48-66
1:45		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
1:43		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
1:17		Christian Ings misses two point jump shot
1:15		Christian Ings offensive rebound
1:12		Christian Ings misses two point layup
1:10		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
1:03		Zakai Zeigler turnover (Christian Ings steals)
0:58	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup (Christian Ings assists)	50-66
0:45		Brian Moore Jr. personal foul
0:45		Jordan Gainey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:45	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-67
0:23	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	52-67
0:00		End of period

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Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot