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No. 1 Lady Vols Rally Against No. 5 Rutgers

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The Associated Press

Published: February 12, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Nicky Anosike sank two free throws with two-tenths of a second left and No. 1 Tennessee rallied to beat No. 5 Rutgers 59-58 on Monday night in a rematch of last season's national championship game.

Trailing 58-57, Anosike grabbed an offensive rebound and was grabbed by Kia Vaughn from behind. Unclear whether the foul had come before time expired, the Rutgers bench began to celebrate, but officials reviewed the play and determined that the foul had been committed just before the buzzer.

Anosike calmly hit the two free throws to seal the victory.

Candace Parker, who bruised her knee in the last game, had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Tennessee (22-1). Epiphanny Prince had 21 points for Rutgers, Essence Carson added 18.

Rutgers (19-4) was coming off an 73-71 upset of previous No. 1 Connecticut and was trying to become the first team to ever beat No. 1 teams in consecutive games.

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TEXAS 72, KANSAS 69: Connor Atchley led five Texas players in double figures with 16 points and the No. 11 Longhorns (20-4, 7-2 Big 12) beat the No. 3 Jayhawks (23-2, 8-2). KU's Mario Chalmers missed a 3-pointer at the horn.

GEORGETOWN 55, NOVA 53: Jonathan Wallace, fouled in the backcourt with one-tenth of a second remaining, sank both free throws to give the No. 8 Hoyas their first home win over the Wildcats in more than a decade.

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