KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee turned a lopsided matchup into a blowout Tuesday night in Knoxville, beating New Haven 83-40 at Food City Center in front of 10,343 fans to move to 3-0 on the season.
The Lady Volunteers pressured the Chargers all night, forcing 26 turnovers and collecting 13 steals. Those giveaways led to 29 Tennessee points, and the home team’s lead grew to as many as 45 before the final horn.
Aaliyah Moore paced Tennessee with 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor, plus six free throws, and she pulled down seven rebounds in just 20 minutes. Gabby Minus added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Kennedy Fauntleroy scored 11. Fatmata Janneh led the team on the glass with nine rebounds.
Tennessee scored 17, 20, 18 and 28 points in the four quarters, with the fourth quarter its highest-scoring stretch. The Lady Vols hit 15 of 40 three-point attempts and outrebounded the visitors 53-43, though they shot only 26 of 73 overall.
Minus had the busiest hands in the building, finishing with six of those 13 steals. Tennessee grabbed 23 offensive rebounds to offset its cold shooting, and it edged New Haven 14-13 in fast-break points. Kelley, the Chargers’ leading scorer, also had four steals and five offensive rebounds of her own, but New Haven committed more than twice as many turnovers as Tennessee, 26 to 12.
New Haven, now 1-1, got 17 points and 12 rebounds from Teaira Kelley, who made five of eight free throws. Tanavia Turpin scored nine. As a team the Chargers made just 16 of 58 shots and 1 of 18 from three-point range, and never scored more than 14 points in any quarter.
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