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Austin Peay skates past UT-Martin 81-68

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Horton scored 16 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had a career-high eight blocks to lead Austin Peay to an 81-68 conference opening win over University of Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night. The Governors (7-8, 1-0 Ohio…

Belmont beats Jacksonville St. 78-67

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Craig Bradshaw scored 18 points and J.J. Mann added 16 for Belmont as the Bruins shot over 60 percent from the floor to beat Jacksonville State 78-67 on Thursday night. Blake Jenkins scored 12 points and…

Tennessee Tech outlasts Tennessee State 57-53

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Josiah Moore scored 13 points and Dwan Caldwell added 10 as Tennessee Tech opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a 57-53 win over Tennessee State Thursday night. Trailing 46-42 with 8:18 remaining, the Golden Eagles (8-8,…

No. 16 LSU outlasts No. 5 Tennessee 80-77

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Danielle Ballard matched a career high with 25 points and No. 16 LSU held off No. 5 Tennessee 80-77 on Thursday night after squandering most of a 16-point lead in the last 4one space½ minutes. LSU…

Lady Vols honor Parker, retire her jersey

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has retired Candace Parker's jersey, making the reigning WNBA most valuable player the seventh Lady Vol to receive the honor. The fifth-ranked Lady Vols hung Parker's No. 3 jersey from the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters Thursday…

Lipscomb tops Austin Peay 88-83 on late surge

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Martin Smith scored 27 points as Lipscomb used a late string of 3-pointers to surge past Austin Peay for an 88-83 win on Thursday night. With the game tied 67-67 and under three minutes remaining, Lipscomb…

Tennessee Tech overwhelms Hillsdale Baptist 112-56

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dennis Ogbe scored 22 points and led four Tennessee Tech players in double figures in a 112-56 rout over Hillsdale Baptist Thursday night. The Golden Eagles (7-7) took control midway through the first half with a…

Lee helps Illinois St. past Tennessee St. 64-58

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Daishon Knight scored 16 points and converted all eight of his free-throw attempts in the final 1:55 as Illinois State topped Tennessee State 64-58 Thursday night. M.J. Rhett hit a pair of free throws with 4:41…

Kingsley leads Arkansas in rout of UT-Martin

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Freshman Moses Kingsley posted career highs of 12 points and 12 rebounds as Arkansas returned from a week layoff with a convincing 102-56 win over Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night. The margin of victory matched the largest…

Tennessee grants releases to 3 players

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wide receiver Paul Harris, running back Tom Smith and defensive back Tino Thomas have received their releases to leave the football program. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Thursday at a news conference that, "We've allowed…

Vols' Jones expects competition at every position

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones says all positions are up for grabs as the Volunteers head into the offseason. That includes the quarterback spot, where Tennessee started three different players this year while posting a 5-7 record.…

Former Vols star, SEC scoring champ Dyron Nix dies

ATLANTA (AP) - Dyron Nix, a former Southeastern Conference scoring champion at Tennessee, has died. He was 46. Brandon Thornton, the vice president of Herschel Thornton Mortuary, confirmed Wednesday that Nix died Sunday of natural causes at his home in…

Tennessee signs 3 junior-college recruits

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has signed junior-college offensive lineman Dontavius Blair, wide receiver Von Pearson and defensive lineman Owen Williams. Their additions were announced Wednesday in a university release. Blair, a consensus four-star recruit, was a two-year starter at…

NC State beats Vols 65-58 for sixth straight win

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - T.J. Warren scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Wednesday as North Carolina State beat Tennessee 65-58 for its sixth consecutive victory. North Carolina State (8-2) hasn't lost since getting stunned 82-72 in overtime by…

No. 16 Florida beats No. 15 Memphis 77-75

NEW YORK (AP) - Casey Prather scored 22 points, including Florida's last eight of the game, and the 16th-ranked Gators beat No. 15 Memphis 77-75 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Prather made two…

Vanderbilt holds off Austin Peay 58-56

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Fuller scored all 10 of his points in the final 6:22 to help host Vanderbilt defeat neighboring Austin Peay 58-56 on Tuesday night. Freshman Damian Jones scored 12 points, and Rod Odom added 11 points…

Green Bay rolls past Tennessee Tech 76-49

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - Keifer Sykes scored 17 points and Vincent Garrett added 16 as Green Bay cruised in the second half to beat Tennessee Tech 76-49 Tuesday night. The Phoenix (7-3) shot 51.9 percent from the field and had…

Middle Tennessee slams Tennessee Temple 102-52

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Reggie Upshaw was one of six players in double figures, scoring a career-high 18, as Middle Tennessee romped to an overwhelming 102-52 victory over Tennessee Temple Tuesday night. Others in double figures were Neiko Hunter with…

No. 16 Georgia dominates Lipscomb 81-46

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Shacobia Barbee scored 16 points, pulled down eight rebounds and dished four assists to lead No. 16 Georgia to a dominating 81-46 win over Lipscomb Tuesday night. Georgia (11-0) closed the first half on a 16-2…

No. 3 Lady Vols trounce Tennessee State 94-43

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bashaara Graves scored 17 points to lead five Lady Vols in double figures and No. 3 Tennessee trounced Tennessee State 94-43 to continue its fastest start since its 2007-08 national championship season. The Lady Vols (10-0)…

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