Vols rally past Gators
Smith, Lofton lead Tennessee's charge
Published: Thu, Mar. 06, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Thu, Mar. 06, 2008 02:42AM
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closeJaJuan Smith scored 23 points and Chris Lofton added 21 as the fourth-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team overcame a 16-point deficit to beat Florida 89-86 on Wednesday night.
The Volunteers (27-3, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) set a school record for victories and may have knocked the two-time defending national champions out of the NCAA Tournament.
The Gators (21-9, 8-7) have lost six of 10 and might need to win the SEC Tournament to earn a 10th consecutive NCAA berth.
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NO. 2 MEMPHIS 72, SMU 55: Derrick Rose scored 19 points as Memphis (29-1, 15-0 Conference USA) extended its road winning streak to 18. The Tigers finished unbeaten on the road for the first time since 1960-61, going 10-0.
NO. 10 WISCONSIN 77, PENN STATE 41: Marcus Landry scored 15 points as host Wisconsin (25-4, 15-2) beat Penn State (14-15, 6-11) to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
NO. 16 VANDERBILT 86, MISSISSIPPI STATE 85 (OT): Shan Foster had a career-high 42 points and hit his final nine 3-point attempts -- the last one with 2.7 seconds left in overtime -- to lead host Vanderbilt (25-5, 10-5 SEC) past Mississippi State (20-9, 11-4).
NO. 18 INDIANA 69, MINNESOTA 55: Eric Gordon scored nine of his 20 points during a decisive late run, leading host Indiana (25-5, 14-3 Big Ten) to a victory over Minnesota (18-11, 8-9).
NO. 19 NOTRE DAME 68, ST. JOHN'S 55: Luke Harangody scored 20 points to lead host Notre Dame (23-6, 13-4 Big East) to the victory over St. John's (11-18, 5-12).
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WOODEN UPDATE: John Wooden was up and about Wednesday and his medication was changed to alleviate an irregular heartbeat, six days after the former UCLA basketball coach was hospitalized after breaking his left wrist and collarbone in a fall.
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