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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (26-8)

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vs. USA 
W 74-64
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W 67-49
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W 64-58
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W 71-66
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L 55-58
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Tennessee holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in NCAA opener

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) When shots stopped falling and an 18-point lead nearly slipped away, Tennessee did the one thing it does best: clamp down on defense.

Tyreke Key scored 12 points, Jahmai Mashack added 11 and the fourth-seeded Volunteers withstood a late scare to hold off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.

The Ragin’ Cajuns (26-8) whittled an 18-point deficit to three in the final minute - creating some tense moments that included a couple of technical fouls - but the Volunteers (24-10) closed it out by forcing tough shots and making just enough free throws.

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Leaders
Points: J. Brown19.3
Rebounds: J. Brown8.6
Assists: T. Fulks6.0
FG%: J. Brown57.1%
FT%: G. Williams Jr.70.6%
3P%: K. Garnett41.7%
Steals: J. Charles1.1
Blocks: J. Brown1.2
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-8
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-5
10 UConn28-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Houston33-4
2 Alabama31-6
3 Purdue29-6
4 Marquette29-7
5 Kansas28-8
6 UCLA31-6
7 Texas29-8
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-5
10 Virginia25-8
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Sun Belt Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Southern Miss 14-4 25-8
Louisiana 13-5 26-8
Marshall 13-5 24-8
James Madison 12-6 22-11
Old Dominion 11-7 19-12
Troy 11-7 20-13
South Alabama 9-9 19-16
Georgia Southern 9-9 17-16
App State 9-9 16-16
ULM 7-11 11-21
Texas State 6-12 16-19
Coastal Carolina 5-13 11-20
Arkansas State 4-14 13-20
Georgia State 3-15 10-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 77.4 (48)
Rebounds: 11.1 (94)
Assists: 14.4 (84)
FG%: 48.2% (17)
FT%: 68.2% (303)
3P%: 37.6% (26)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 69.5 (156)
Rebounds: 25.4 (130)
Assists: 10.6 (27)
FG%: 44.2% (210)
FT%: 70.3% (111)
3P%: 33.6% (169)
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