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Louisiana Tech rolls by Middle Tennessee 55-39

RUSTON, La. (AP) - Jaron Johnson scored 15 points and Louisiana Tech topped Middle Tennessee 55-39 Thursday to move into a first-place tie in the Conference USA standings. Louisiana Tech (23-6, 11-3) and Middle Tennessee (21-8, 11-3) are part of…

Eastern Kentucky beats Tennessee Tech 74-67

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Tarius Johnson and Glenn Cosey scored 20 points each on Thursday night to lead Eastern Kentucky past Tennessee Tech 74-67. EKU (20-9, 10-5) led 63-61 with 3 minutes to go and went on an 11-3 run…

Lipscomb overwhelms FGCU in 92-71 upset

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Martin Smith and J.C. Hampton pumped in 21 points each as Lipscomb overwhelmed Florida Gulf Coast with hot 3-point shooting in a 92-71 upset win Thursday night. Lipscomb (14-14, 9-8 Atlantic Sun) opened the game with…

Miller, Tennessee St upset Morehead St 70-68

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Patrick Miller poured in a career-high 38 points and drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining, carrying Tennessee State to a 70-68 upset over Morehead State Thursday night. Tennessee State opened the second half on…

Chattanooga tops Western Carolina in OT 83-81

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) - Casey Jones scored 19 points as Chattanooga topped Western Carolina in overtime 83-81 Thursday. Western Carolina (17-13, 10-5 Southern Conference) led by three with 21 seconds left in regulation when Brandon Boggs made a pair of…

Vandy's Stallings stands up for Tennessee's Martin

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings says "it's absolutely a joke" that Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin is facing questions about job security in his third season. Tennessee (17-11, 8-7 SEC) could miss the NCAA tournament for a third…

3 Vols cited after party have charges dropped

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three Tennessee football players who received citations Feb. 9 in connection with a party have had their charges dropped, while four others have to perform community service to get their charges dismissed under agreements reached this…

Mann leads Belmont over SIU-Edwardsville 94-75

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - J.J. Mann scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half and Belmont never trailed, rolling to a 94-75 win Wednesday night over SIU-Edwardsville. Reece Chamberlain scored six of his 18 points in the first…

Tennessee beats Mississippi State 75-68

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Jordan McRae scored 29 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, Jarnell Stokes added 14 points and Tennessee held on to beat Mississippi State 75-68 on Wednesday night. Tennessee (17-11, 8-7 Southeastern Conference) won for just…

No. 23 Middle Tennessee women top E Carolina 70-59

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Ebony Rowe scored 23 points, on 7-of-8 shooting, to lead No. 23 Middle Tennessee past East Carolina 70-59 Wednesday night. Rowe made 9 of 14 free throws and moved into first place on the school's all-time…

No. 1 Florida holds off Vanderbilt 57-54

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dorian Finney-Smith scored 19 points, and No. 1 Florida held off Vanderbilt 57-54 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share of its second straight Southeastern Conference title and seventh overall. Patric Young added 12…

Close losses hurting Vols' NCAA tourney hopes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Near misses are becoming all too common for Tennessee. After falling just short of the NCAA tournament each of the past two years, Tennessee (16-11, 7-7 SEC) could fail to earn a bid again because of…

Reynolds expected back for No. 10 Lady Vols vs LSU

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Jordan Reynolds is expected to be available Thursday at LSU after she missed one game with an injured left ankle. Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said Tuesday "she'll probably play" when the 10th-ranked Lady Vols…

Lipscomb holds off Northern Kentucky 70-66

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Martin Smith swished a rare 3-pointer in the final 35 seconds and J.C. Hampton hit 3 of 4 from the line as Lipscomb held off Northern Kentucky 70-66 on Friday night. Martin Smith finished with 18…

Vandy's Dahlman to miss remainder of season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt guard Rebekah Dahlman will miss the remainder of the season because of a blood clot in her right shoulder that has kept her out of action since December. Dahlman has undergone multiple procedures, including surgery…

Tennessee-Texas A&M series has plenty of spice

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Texas A&M and Tennessee are only in their second season as conference foes, yet they've already produced a couple of memorable confrontations. Tennessee won 93-85 at Texas A&M last season in a four-overtime marathon that was…

Tennessee State beats SIU-Edwardsville 66-61

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - M.J. Rhett had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Patrick Miller scored 23 on Thursday night to lead Tennessee State to a senior night victory over SIU-Edwardsville 66-61. Tennessee State (4-24, 3-11 Ohio Valley Conference) led…

Mann, Bradshaw lead Belmont past E Illinois 82-63

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Mann scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Craig Bradshaw finished with 20 points as Belmont pulled away from Eastern Illinois for an 82-63 win Thursday night. Reece Chamberlain had a…

Tennessee Tech pushes past UT-Martin 91-83

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - Jeremiah Samarrippas scored 20 points and dished out 10 assists, pacing Tennessee Tech to a 91-83 victory over Tennessee-Martin Thursday night. The Golden Eagles (14-14, 7-6 Ohio Valley) shot 57.1 percent from the field and hit…

Jacksonville rallies to defeat E. Tennessee 91-86

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jarvis Haywood scored 28 points and Jacksonville used a big second half to rally past East Tennessee State 91-86 Thursday. Down 41-34 at the half, the Dolphins outscored the Buccaneers 57-45 in the second half, their…

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