Ain't No Tigers on Old Rocky Top

The number two ranked Tennessee Volunteers played the number one ranked Memphis Tigers in an epic game. Even in a mere 66-62 game, this game lived up to all of it's hype. J.P. Prince came off the bench and had an amazing performance for the Vols. What may have hurt Memphis was their fourth worst free throw percentage in the country, missing two key free throws with under 10 seconds left. It also hurt Memphis when Joey Dorsey commited his fourth foul early in the second half, benching him virtually for the rest of the game. Also, Memphis was very streaky from the arch, hitting most of the threes early in the first half but then going 1-15 for the rest of the game. Derrick Rose led the Tigers with a game high 23 points. Tyler Smith led the Vols with 16 points, but Prince was the main story racking 13 points and eight rebounds from the bench. This is the first time that two teams within Tennessee had been ranked number one and two, but Tennessee takes the contest.