NFL star Peyton Manning managed to land a seat in a luxury box to cheer on Tennessee, his alma mater. The fans in the lower bowl were on their feet the entire game. Not so much at the end. The blue-clad fans sat glumly in their seats, as if they couldn't believe their team actually lost at home for the first time since a setback to Texas on Jan.
We lost," junior Robert Dozier said. They get every loose ball, every offensive rebound. They just outplayed us. Despite their perfect record, the Tigers had plenty of skeptics who felt their lofty record was more the result of beating up a bunch of patsies in an unheralded league, Conference USA.
They wanted to show they really were worthy of making a run at Indiana, the last team to win a championship with a perfect record, way back in The Hoosiers can rest easy. Tennessee's players walked off the court in triumph, holding up the name across the front of their orange jerseys to taunt the stunned crowd.
The small group of Vols fans who actually got in the building hung around to chant "We're No. We're No. I knew we were 40 minutes away from being No. Smith scored 16 points to lead the Vols, while Wayne Chism and J. Prince added 13 apiece. But Tennessee did its best work on the boards, overpowering the Tigers with a season-high 50 rebounds.
Memphis had This was the 38th game between teams ranked Nos. And Tennessee, of all places, deep in the heart of football country. The Tigers were up when Smith took a pass from Lofton, backed in and hit the jumper for a lead. I bet it was Corliss Williamson.
Fine man and a dang good ball player too. He was the "big man" in his days at AR. In fact his nickname was "big nasty". He was on the championship team when we beat Duke. He went pro and played 10 or so years. Now he's back in the state as one of the coaches for AR Baptist College. We've got a former KY man as our coach this year and he's doing good. Hit a few bumps earlier in the season but he's got a fire in his eyes that most don't.
That would be him, if he is anything like his parents, then he is a good man. The big blue has come around since conference play started. Spend to much time reading here!!! Not sure what year, had to be around 94, we were living in Atlanta then and I believe that's when we went.
Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Posted February 24, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Detroit Posted February 24, It was a game of runs, with eight lead changes and seven ties. Tennessee grabbed its largest lead on a tip-in by Smith with left in the first half to make it After being down by a point at halftime, Memphis slowly pulled away with the help of free throws by Taggart and a 3-point play by Evans.
Chism found his shot with a layup with left and scored the next nine points to keep the Tigers within reach. Memphis has used its stingy defense to hold opponents to The Tigers shut down the Vols' perimeter game, holding them to only two 3-point baskets.
Before Saturday, Tennessee had won the last two and seven of the last nine meetings with Memphis. All but five of the teams' all-time meetings have been decided by 10 points or fewer. Tennessee has lost only two non-conference home games under Pearl in 30 tries. The first came Jan. Paul Quinn, a historically Black college, unveiled an impressive new court design with historical significance. Newcomer Sahvir Wheeler, veteran Rhyne Howard are both looking for big seasons from their respective UK basketball programs.
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