Rumble on Rocky Top: Troy Travels to No. 11 Tennessee

Wednesday, December 6

Knoxville, Tenn.

6 P.M.

Troy University

Tennessee

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Rumble on Rocky Top: Troy Travels to No. 11 Tennessee

12/5/2017 8:58:00 AM | Basketball (W)

By: Wes Johnson

TROY, Alabama – Troy hits the road for a matchup at No. 11 Tennessee on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. The game is set for a 6 p.m. tip and will be broadcast on SEC Network+ as well as over the airwaves on WTBF.

Troy (4-1) came away victorious in its last game thanks to some last-second heroics by Kayla Robinson and Amber Rivers. Trailing Jacksonville, 88-87, with 1.7 seconds remaining, Robinson's inbound pass found a wide open Rivers under the basket, who put it off the backboard and in to lift the Trojans to an 89-88 win.

Tennessee (8-0) is outscoring opponents by 25.9 points on average but faces a challenge on Wednesday as the Trojans enter the contest third in the nation in scoring averaging 91.8 points per game. The Lady Vols beat Alabama State, 104-51, it their last outing and were led by senior center Mercedes Russell, who scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Russell is shooting 69.3 percent (61-of-88) for the season.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tip: 6 p.m. (CT)
Video: SEC Network+ (Online)
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Live Stats: UTSports.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWBB

SERIES INFO
Tennessee
Overall: UT leads 2-0
            At Troy: 0-0
            At Knoxville: UT leads 2-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 21, 2016 – UT won, 110-84 (at Knoxville)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Tennessee's 30 first-quarter points against Alabama State tied for the fourth most points ever scored in any quarter by a Lady Vols team. UT bettered that in the second frame, scoring 31 to improve the fourth-best all-time total. Through eight games UT has outscored opponents in the first quarter 182-99. All five of Tennessee's starters scored at least one basket by the 7:12 mark, and the Lady Vols finished with six players in double figures. Every player who entered the game for UT scored at least two points.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy ranks second in the NCAA forcing 29.4 turnovers per game. The Trojans have forced 20-plus turnovers in every game this season including a program record 48 at Tennessee State.

• 78 percent (35-of-45) of Amanda Mendoza's shots have come from behind the arc. Mendoza ranks second in the Sun Belt and 43^rd nationally with 3.0 threes per game.

• Troy has played at least 12 players in 39 consecutive games dating back to the 2015-16 season. This year, the Trojans' bench is outscoring its counterpart 44.6-22.6 on average.

For more on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.