A dominating first half was loads sufficient for No. 6 Tennessee as they bounced again after Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt with a 68-56 win over No. 14 Mississippi State.
Chaz Lanier returned to type Tuesday after a troublesome two-game stretch. Lanier scored 23 factors on 5-of-12 from three-point vary. The 23 factors have been Lanier’s most in a recreation since Jan. 4 when he scored 29 in opposition to Arkansas.
Zakai Zeigler was in all places, ending with 9 factors, two rebounds, seven assists and 5 steals. It was the second time within the final three video games that Ziegler collected five-plus assists and five-plus steals.
Jahmai Mashack acquired into double digits for simply the fourth time this season, scoring 10 factors on an environment friendly 4-of-6 night time from the sphere.
Mississippi State’s street struggles in opposition to ranked SEC groups continued with the loss. The Bulldogs are 0-2 in such video games and are shedding by a median of 13 factors in these contests.
Towards a workforce like Tennessee, you want your stars to step up and that simply did not occur for Mississippi State.
Josh Hubbard and Claudell Harris scored simply 22 factors on a mixed 7-of-22 taking pictures night time from the sphere. Each have struggled in SEC losses and thrived in SEC wins for the Bulldogs.
With Lanier probably discovering his shot once more and the grit and toughness of Ziegler, Tennessee can be looking forward to Saturday’s recreation in opposition to No. 9 Kentucky.
