Terrence Hill Jr. Scores 18 as No. 11 Tennessee Holds Radford to 26% in 70-47 Win

Photo: Tennessee Athletics. Terrence Hill Jr., official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.

Terrence Hill Jr. scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 2-of-4 from three and 4-of-4 at the line, as No. 11 Tennessee beat Radford 70-47 on Monday night at Food City Center in Knoxville, per the ESPN box score. Radford shot 16-of-61 (26%), and Tennessee led for good from 14-12 with 8:14 left in the first half, by our count. Hill added three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Tennessee moved to 2-0. Radford fell to 0-3.

Tennessee came in at No. 11 in the AP poll released through games of Nov. 8, down from No. 8, per NCAA.com. Radford was unranked.

Dai Dai Ames scored 13 off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting and 5-of-6 at the line. Jalen Haralson added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals. DeWayne Brown II scored four but grabbed 12 rebounds, nine on the defensive glass, with three assists. Miles Rubin had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting, seven rebounds and three blocks. Troy Henderson handed out six assists. The Tennessee bench outscored the starters 36-34, by our count from the ESPN player box.

Jordyn Kee led Radford with 16 points off the bench on 6-of-11 shooting, 3-of-4 from three. Warren Keel Jr. added 13 on 6-of-13. Radford's starting five scored 15 points on 3-of-28 shooting, by our count.

Radford led early, then the 26%

Gabriel Ferreira's two free throws 22 seconds in gave Radford a 2-0 lead, per the ESPN play-by-play. Radford led 10-6 at 12:25 of the first half, its four-point largest lead per ESPN. Rubin's layup, assisted by Brown, tied it 12-12 at 8:48, and Rubin's dunk off a Henderson assist at 8:14 put Tennessee ahead 14-12 for good, by our count. Hill's 26-foot three, assisted by Brown, at 1:28 made it 31-21, the first double-digit lead. Tennessee led 33-24 at the half.

Haralson's free throw at 7:51 of the second half made it 56-36, the first 20-point lead, by our count. Brown's layup, assisted by Hill, at 5:43 made it 62-36, the 26-point largest lead ESPN lists. Tennessee won the second half 37-23, per the ESPN linescore. ESPN lists three lead changes, with Radford ahead for 15% of the game.

16-of-61

Radford shot 16-of-61 from the field (26%), 5-of-24 from three (21%) and 10-of-17 at the line (59%), per ESPN. Tennessee shot 24-of-52 (46%), 4-of-17 from three (24%) and 18-of-23 at the line (78%). The University of Tennessee's own recap called the night a contest Tennessee "fully controlled on the defensive end of the floor."

Tennessee blocked nine shots, won the paint 40-14 and the glass 43-32, with 34 defensive rebounds against Radford's 13 offensive boards, per ESPN. Turnovers ran close, 16 for Tennessee and 17 for Radford, and Tennessee won points off turnovers 19-11, per ESPN.

Category	Tennessee	Radford
Field goals	24-52 (46%)	16-61 (26%)
3-pointers	4-17 (24%)	5-24 (21%)
Free throws	18-23 (78%)	10-17 (59%)
Rebounds	43	32
Offensive rebounds	9	13
Assists	16	7
Turnovers	16	17
Steals	11	11
Blocks	9	6
Points in the paint	40	14
Points off turnovers	19	11
Fast-break points	14	10
Largest lead	26	4

Where the 23 points came from

Radford made one more three than Tennessee, so the margin was built inside: Tennessee made 20 two-point field goals to Radford's 11, an 18-point edge, and eight more free throws, 18 to 10, by our count from the ESPN box. That adds up to 26 points, offset by the three from Radford's extra three-pointer. Tennessee faces Tennessee State next on Friday, Nov. 13, per Tennessee Athletics.

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Sources:

• ESPN: Radford vs. Tennessee box score
• ESPN: Radford vs. Tennessee play-by-play
• NCAA.com: AP Top 25 men's basketball poll
• Tennessee Athletics: Vols upend Radford, 70-47, behind defensive dominance