No. 2 Vols top No. 1 Memphis in thriller (AP) - Tennessee Volunteers, College Basketball

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sports.yahoo.com - 2/24/2008

No. 2 Vols top No. 1 Memphis in thriller (AP)

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No. 1 no more. And the perfect season is gone, too. Tyler Smith hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with 26.5 seconds left and No. 2 Tennessee knocked off the nation's last unbeaten team, edging top-ranked Memphis 66-62 on Saturday night. Tennessee (25-2) won on a night when star guard Chris Lofton scored only 7 points, beating the Tigers with a dominating performance on the boards.

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