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Tennessee Ends Ole Miss' Undefeated Start

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The Associated Press

Published: January 10, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tyler Smith hit a layup with 4.2 seconds to play and No. 8 Tennessee handed No. 16 Mississippi its first loss of the season, 85-83 on Wednesday night.

With the score tied at 83 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams, Ole Miss missed several shots but grabbed four rebounds before JaJuan Smith fouled Kenny Williams with about 30 seconds left.
JaJuan Smith rebounded the missed free throw and the Vols (13-1) moved the ball around until Tyler Smith's layup.

The Rebels (13-1), who entered the game as one of Division I's last six undefeated teams, were unable to get off a final shot.

Tennessee took a 72-60 lead with 11 minutes left on a free throw by Tyler Smith. But Ole Miss chipped away at that lead with a 23-7 run that ended on a jumper by Eniel Polynice that put the Rebels up 83-79 with 2:22 left.
Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith hit consecutive jump shots to tie the game at 83.

NORTH CAROLINA 83, UNC-ASHEVILLE 81: Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points and Wayne Ellington added 19 to lead top-ranked North Carolina (16-0) past North Carolina-Asheville (11-4).

MEMPHIS 99, EAST CAROLINA 58: Freshman Derrick Rose scored 19 points and No. 2 Memphis (14-0) overcame a somewhat lackluster start to beat East Carolina (6-8) in the Conference USA opener for both teams.

DUKE 74, TEMPLE 64: Taylor King scored 15 points to lead No. 9 Duke (12-1) past Temple (6-7) and help Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski earn his 787th victory and move into sixth place on the career wins list.

Krzyzewski improved his career record to 787-262 and broke a tie with Lefty Driesell.

VANDERBILT 80, SOUTH CAROLINA 73: Freshman A.J. Ogilvy scored 25 points and No. 13 Vanderbilt (16-0) showed no signs of slowing down just because it's time for Southeastern Conference play, beating South Carolina (8-7).

DAYTON 92, RHODE ISLAND 83: Brian Roberts scored 23 points and No. 17 Dayton (13-1) withstood a furious second-half rally by No. 22 Rhode Island (14-2) in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams.

CHARLOTTE 82, CLEMSON 72: Leemire Goldwire scored 21 points to lead Charlotte (9-5) to victory over No. 18 Clemson (12-3), the 49ers' first win over a ranked team in nearly three years.

XAVIER 83, ST. BONAVENTURE 80: B.J. Raymond and C.J. Anderson each scored a career-high 21 points, and No. 24 Xavier (13-3) overcame a sluggish performance to get its fifth straight win with victory over St. Bonaventure (6-9).

UConn Women Roll To Win Against West Virginia

STORRS, Conn. - Maya Moore scored 25 points and top-ranked Connecticut continued to roll, winning its Big East home opener 84-48 over No. 16 West Virginia.

Tina Charles had 18 points and 14 rebounds, her third consecutive double-double, and Renee Montgomery tied her career high with nine assists for UConn (14-0, 2-0).

OKLAHOMA 67, IOWA STATE 64: Freshman Danielle Robinson scored a career-high 23 points to lead No. 6 Oklahoma past Iowa State in a rematch of last season's Big 12 title game.

BAYLOR 72, TEXAS TECH 67: Jessica Morrow and Jhasmin Player each scored 19 points and No. 8 Baylor beat Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

KANSAS STATE 67, TEXAS A&M 54: Kimberly Dietz scored 20 points to lead unranked Kansas State to an upset of No. 13 Texas A&M in the Big 12 opener for both teams. It is the second consecutive time the Wildcats have upset a ranked A&M team.

NEBRASKA 56, TEXAS 45: Kelsey Griffin scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Nebraska knocked off No. 15 Texas in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

OLD DOMINION 67, UNC-WILMINGTON 55: Tiffany Green scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Old Dominion to victory against North Carolina-Wilmington, the Monarchs' 35th straight win in the series.

COLORADO 70, MISSOURI 58: Brittany Spears had 24 points and Jackie McFarland added 17 to lead No. 23 Colorado against Missouri.

OKLAHOMA STATE 59, KANSAS 54: Andrea Riley had 18 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Oklahoma State to a come-from-behind win against Kansas.

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