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No. 8 Vols Give No. 16 Ole Miss First Loss

No. 1 UNC stays undefeated; Charlotte upsets Clemson

By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2008 12:26 AM CST
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(Newser) – No. 8 Tennessee became the first team to beat conference rival No. 16 Mississippi this season after Tyler Smith hit a layup with less than 5 seconds for an 85-83 win. Ole Miss (13-1) went on a 23-7 run to make the score 83-79 with 2:22 remaining but couldn’t hold on, reports the AP. Elsewhere in men’s hoops:

  • No. 1 North Carolina beat UNC-Asheville 93-81 to complete its first perfect nonconference regular season since 1998. Tyler Hansbrough led the Tar Heels (16-0) with 23 points.
  • Charlotte blew a 12-point lead against No. 18 Clemson but finished the game on a 13-3 run to pull off the 82-72 upset. The 49ers hadn’t defeated a ranked opponent in nearly three years.

Clemson's players Terrence Oglesby, left, K.C. Rivers, center, and Sam Perry, right, react during the second half of the basketball game in a 72-82 losing effort against Charlotte in Clemson, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)
Clemson's players Terrence Oglesby, left, K.C. Rivers, center, and Sam Perry, right, react during the second half of the basketball game in a 72-82 losing effort against Charlotte in Clemson, S.C., Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
Tennessee's Tyler Smith (1) shoots over Mississippi's Dwayne Curtis (44) during the first half of a basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. Smith scored 21 points and hit the game-winner as Tennessee won, 85-83. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Tennessee's Tyler Smith (1) shoots over Mississippi's Dwayne Curtis (44) during the first half of a basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. Smith scored 21 points and hit the game-winner...   (Associated Press)
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, center, is guarded by UNC-Asheville's Reid Augst (20) and Garrett Moles, left, during the second half of a basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Hansbrough scored 23 points as North Carolina won 93-81. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, center, is guarded by UNC-Asheville's Reid Augst (20) and Garrett Moles, left, during the second half of a basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Charlotte's Charlie Coley, left, and teammate Charles Dewhurst react after extending their lead against Clemson during the second half of their basketball game in Clemson, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Charlotte won, 82-72. (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)
Charlotte's Charlie Coley, left, and teammate Charles Dewhurst react after extending their lead against Clemson during the second half of their basketball game in Clemson, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008....   (Associated Press)
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Jan. 9 Men's Basketball

UNC-Asheville 81, No. 1 North Carolina 93
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Charlotte 82, No. 18 Clemson 72
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