Top 25 Recap
Knoxville, TN – Wayne Chism had 12 points, 12 rebounds and six steals and No. 9 Tennessee shook off a slow start to beat Auburn 81-55 on Thursday night.
Bobby Maze and J.P. Prince both had 14 points for the Volunteers (13-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), while Scotty Hopson chipped in 11 and Kenny Hall 10.
The game was tied at 42 with 18:19 left when Maze hit a jumper in the lane to launch an 11-1 run. Renaldo Woolridge hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give Tennessee a 53-43 lead with 13:46 left.
DeWayne Reed had 19 points and Frankie Sullivan added 14 for Auburn (9-8, 0-2). The Tigers have lost 10 straight games against Top Ten teams and six straight meetings with Tennessee in Knoxville.
No. 11 Georgetown 85, Seton Hall 73
Washington, DC – Chris Wright scored 21 points to lead Georgetown.
Georgetown.
Jeremy Hazell, who entered as the Big East’s second-leading scorer at 23.3 points per game, led the Pirates (10-6, 1-4) with 17 points – eight in the final minute – on 6-of-14 shooting, 3 of 9 on 3-pointers.
Jeff Robinson scored 10 points for the Pirates.
Posted: 1/14/10 11:06PM ET
