KNOXVILLE — John Fulkerson had a career-high 18 points to lead the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team to a 73-48 Southeastern Conference victory over Ole Miss Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Fulkerson, a redshirt junior post player, also recorded 10 rebounds and was one of four Volunteers to post double figures in the scoring column as Tennessee (12-6 overall, 4-2 in the SEC) started fast, opening a 42-23 advantage by halftime and cruised to victory against the Rebels.
📊 FINAL NUMBERS 📊
FULKERSON – 18p / 7-8 FG / 10r / 3s
JAMES – 11p / 6a
BOWDEN – 11p / 3r / 2a
NKAMHOU – 10p / 4r / 2b
JOHNSON – 8p / 4r
PONS – 6p / 3r / 3b
PLAVÅ IĆ – 4p
VESCOVI – 3p / 4r / 4a / 2s
GAINES – 2p / 3r pic.twitter.com/yzv3yt9RNa— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) January 22, 2020
Jordan Bowden looks to slowly becoming out of his season-long scoring slump. He had 11 points. Josiah-Jordan James also contributed 11 points and Olivier Nkamhoua finished the contest with 10 points against Ole Miss, which is coached by defending SEC Coach of the Year Kermit Davis.
The Rebels (9-9. 0-5) has struggled in conference play and is still in search of its first league win despite having the conference’s leading scorer in Breein Tyree.
Tyree, a First Team All-SEC Selection as a junior last year, scored 18 points. He entered Tuesday night’s game averaging 19 points per game this season. The cousin of former New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree, entered the game averaging 29 points per game in SEC tilts this season.