Tough Being on Top: Vols Lose to Vandy One Day After Ranking No. 1

No. 1 Tennessee 69 No. 18 Vanderbilt 72 Chris Lofton couldn't hit a 3-pointer late in the game, and his teammates only managed one for the whole game. Just one day after reaching the No. 1 ranking for the first time in school history, the Tennessee Volunteers suffered a letdown following their upset of Memphis Saturday and fell to SEC East rival Vanderbilt. Lofton scored 25 points, hitting 6 of 15 threes, but his last three were all misses, as the Vols could not overcome Shan Foster's 32 points. Foster put the Commodores on his back and led them to a huge win, hitting 9-of-13 from the field, including 6-of-9 3-pointers and 8-of-11 from the foul line. Tennessee's shooters were off all night, shooting just 32 percent for the game. Besides Lofton, the Vols hit only one of 11 from beyond the arc, by JaJuan Smith, who finished with nine points. Despite the horrible shooting, Tennessee (11-2, 25-3) kept the game close. It was only their second SEC loss, the other coming ... (link)