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	#10 Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)

Smith's foul shots help Vols survive DePaul

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) Tennessee's reputation has been built on high-flying offense, but the 10th-ranked Vols flexed some defensive muscle Sunday night in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam.

Tyler Smith scored 14 points, including a pair of free throws with 13.7 seconds left, and the Volunteers held on to beat pesky DePaul 57-53.

"I'm going to give our defense credit tonight," said Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, whose team led the SEC in scoring his first four years. "You win games with defense and rebounding." (MORE)

Volunteers Headlines

Final	1	2	T
East Carolina	27	39	66
10 Tennessee	43	62	105

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Leaders	East Carolina	Tennessee
Points	B. Young 15	S. Hopson 25
Rebounds	2 tied with 6	W. Chism 5
Assists	B. Young 4	M. Goins 5

Southeastern
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
4 Kentucky	0-0	4-0
South Carolina	0-0	4-0
10 Tennessee	0-0	3-0
Florida	0-0	3-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	2-0
Georgia	0-0	1-2
West
Mississippi	0-0	4-0
LSU	0-0	3-0
Arkansas	0-0	2-1
Alabama	0-0	2-1
Mississippi State	0-0	2-1
Auburn	0-0	2-2
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Leaders
Points:	S. Hopson	22.0
Rebounds:	W. Chism	6.3
Assists:	M. Goins	4.7
FG%:	C. Tatum	72.7%
FT%:	T. Smith	66.7%
3P%:	S. Hopson	77.8%
Steals:	M. Goins	2.3
Blocks:	B. Williams	1.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	104.0 (1)
Rebounds:	10.7 (249)
Assists:	26.3 (1)
FG%:	55.8% (3)
FT%:	71.7% (104)
3P%:	51.3% (5)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	56.3 (33)
Rebounds:	27.0 (84)
Assists:	9.0 (34)
FG%:	34.4% (19)
FT%:	64.8% (116)
3P%:	25.0% (45)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/22	@ DePaul	2-0 (1)
11/27	vs. Chrlst	1-1 (255)
12/2	vs. EastTn	1-2 (209)
12/11	@ MiddTn	2-2 (46)
12/15	vs. Wyo	1-1 (329)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/20	vs. ECU	W 105-66
11/17	vs. NC-Ash	W 124-49
11/13	vs. APSU	W 83-54

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	4-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	4-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	4-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	3-0
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