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#9 Tennessee Volunteers (4-1)

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(AP) -- After a difficult ending to a week in paradise, No. 9 Tennessee looks to bounce back Friday night when it hosts the College of Charleston.

Tennessee (4-1) will play for the first time since Monday's 73-72 loss to No. 6 Purdue in the championship game of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

There was criticism for how the Volunteers handled their final possession with a chance to win. Point guard Bobby Maze, who had 13 points, looked to penetrate and kicked the ball out to 6-foot-9 Wayne Chism at the top of the key, beyond the 3-point arc. (MORE)

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42 31 73
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41 31 72
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Leaders Purdue Tennessee
Points E. Moore 22 W. Chism 24
Rebounds R. Hummel 7 W. Chism 6
Assists 2 tied with 3 T. Smith 3
Southeastern
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
5 Kentucky 0-0 6-0
Florida 0-0 4-0
9 Tennessee 0-0 4-1
South Carolina 0-0 4-1
24 Vanderbilt 0-0 4-1
Georgia 0-0 2-2
West
Mississippi 0-0 4-1
Mississippi State 0-0 3-1
LSU 0-0 3-1
Alabama 0-0 2-1
Auburn 0-0 3-3
Arkansas 0-0 2-2
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Leaders
Points: S. Hopson15.8
Rebounds: W. Chism6.6
Assists: M. Goins3.4
FG%: C. Tatum63.6%
FT%: T. Smith69.6%
3P%: S. Hopson58.3%
Steals: T. Smith1.6
Blocks: B. Williams1.2
Offense (Rank)
Points: 88.2 (10)
Rebounds: 11.4 (204)
Assists: 19.8 (12)
FG%: 50.5% (26)
FT%: 74.2% (54)
3P%: 45.5% (18)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 59.0 (44)
Rebounds: 26.4 (88)
Assists: 10.0 (52)
FG%: 36.3% (24)
FT%: 66.7% (147)
3P%: 25.0% (28)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/27vs. Chrlst1-2 (270)
12/2vs. EastTn2-3 (171)
12/11@ MiddTn2-3 (251)
12/15vs. Wyo2-2 (273)
12/19@ USC1-1 (296)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/23vs. PurdueL 72-73
11/22@ DePaulW 57-53
11/20vs. ECUW 105-66
11/17vs. NC-AshW 124-49
11/13vs. APSUW 83-54
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas4-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas4-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky6-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke5-0
8 West Virginia2-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse5-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas4-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas4-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky6-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke5-0
8 West Virginia2-0
9 Syracuse5-0
10 Butler3-0
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