National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 89, Tennessee 82
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # JB Caldwell, # Don Daily, # Les Jones
Attendance: 16784

Oakland used a 13-0 run in the final minutes to stun No. 7 Tennessee 89-82 on Tuesday at Knoxville, Tenn., and hand the Volunteers their first loss of the season.

The Golden Grizzlies (6-5) lost by one to No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday, and led before losing at No. 17 Illinois and No. 9 Purdue earlier this season.

Oakland trailed 63-51 with 14:39 remaining, but went on an 11-1 run to make it 64-62 with 11:02 remaining. After Tennessee went on a 12-6 run, Oakland scored the next 13 points to take an 81-76 lead as the Volunteers went scoreless for 5:20.

The Vols (7-1) closed the first half with a 28-13 run and led 50-39 at halftime.

Keith Benson scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Will Hudson had 17 points and nine rebounds for Oakland, which shot 53.6 percent from the field.

Brian Williams and Melvin Goins each scored 18 points for Tennessee, while Williams had 13 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Oakland   Tennessee
Keith Benson 26 Scoring Melvin Goins 18
Larry Wright 6 Assists Melvin Goins 6
Keith Benson 10 Rebounds Brian Williams 13
Will Hudson 7 Free Throws Made Scotty Hopson 5
Ledrick Eackles 2 Steals Melvin Goins 4
Keith Benson 2 Blocks Tobias Harris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oakland 89 53.6 7-18 22-28 13 34 4 5
Tennessee 82 44.4 4-18 22-31 16 33 2 6