In their 2021/22 NCAA debut, Tennessee crushed UT-Martin at home. Uruguayan Santiago Vescovi started his Junior year on the right foot.
At the start of a new season of college basketball in the United States, Tennessee and UT-Martin faced each other. The former are part of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), while the latter are part of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Those led by Rick Barnes took to the field with Santiago Vescovi, Kennedy Chandler, Josiah-Jordan James, Olivier Nkamhoua and Uros Plavsic. For their part, those led by Ryan Ridder began with Mikel Henderson, KJ Simon, Koby Jeffries, KK Curry and David Didenko.
The match held at the Thompson-Boling Arena had an extremely attractive start, in which both teams exchanged attack for attack, without making differences in the score. The home team hurt with the perimeter pitches of Olivier Nkamhoua and Santiago Vescovi, while the visiting team hurt with the penetrations of KJ Simon and Koby Jeffries. As the minutes went by, those from Knoxville took control of the actions, the figure of Kennedy Chandler being decisive for this, champion of the last U19 World Cup with the USA Team and one of the best prospects in the 2022 class.
At the beginning of the second half, the homeowner was at the forefront in the electronic in figures from 43 to 35. In the first bars of the complement it was possible to observe a process clearly favorable to the Volunteers, which thanks to the triples of Powell and Vescovi, they managed to open an advantage of 17 units (59-42). The Skyhawks had serious defensive problems, while on the other side they were overly reliant on what Simon and Curry could generate. Averaging the second half, those led by Rick Barnes had an income of 29 points, which would be lapidary for the aspirations of UT-Martin. Finally, Tennessee was left with the victory 90-62 and thus started the NCAA season on the right foot.
The winner was the brilliant performance of Uruguayan point guard Santiago Vescovi, who scored 20 points (6/11 triples, 0/2 doubles and 2/4 free), captured 5 rebounds and distributed 2 assists in the 26 minutes that he remained on the court. , reaching a total valuation of 17.
The former Bohemios was well accompanied by freshman Kennedy Chandler, who contributed 20 points and 4 assists. On the loser’s side, KK Curry finished as the scorer with 15 points.
The next commitment of our compatriot’s team will be on Sunday, when in local condition they have to face East Tennessee State.
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