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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 86, Middle Tennessee St. 56
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Tom Eades, # John Hampton, # Garry Maxwell
Attendance: 17084

Freshman Tobias Harris scored a career-high 21 points and junior Scotty Hopson added 19, leading No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-56 home victory against Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Vols (6-0) built a 46-23 halftime lead and cruised from there, shooting 45.6 percent from the field while holding Middle Tennessee State to 37 percent. Harris and Hopkins combined to go 11-for-20 from the field, including 6-for-8 from 3-point range, and 12-for-15 from the free-throw line.

James Washington III scored 11 points, and Rod Emanuel added 10 for the Blue Raiders (3-4).

Tennessee outrebounded the Blue Raiders 32-17, led by eight rebounds from center Brian Williams. It was the Vols' first game back home since winning the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off last week at Madison Square Garden.

The Vols knocked off then-No. 7 Villanova in the finals of that tournament, and they'll get a shot at another top-5 team next, traveling to No. 3 Pittsburgh on Dec. 11.
Top Game Performances
 
Middle Tennessee St.   Tennessee
James Washington 11 Scoring Tobias Harris 21
Rod Emanuel 5 Assists Melvin Goins 5
Rod Emanuel 3 Rebounds Brian Williams 10
Shawn Jones 6 Free Throws Made Tobias Harris 7
Rod Emanuel 3 Steals Tobias Harris 3
Shawn Jones 2 Blocks John Fields 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Middle Tennessee St. 56 40.8 5-10 11-16 9 17 4 11
Tennessee 86 50.0 11-24 23-34 18 37 6 9