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No. 1 Tigers Ready for No. 2 Vols

Volunteer State gears up for 1-2 matchup

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2008 9:47 PM CST

(Newser) – The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country will square off for 38th time in NCAA history when the top-ranked Memphis Tigers meet intrastate rival Tennessee on Saturday night. Undefeated Memphis is coming off its closest game of the season, a 79-78 win... Read full story »

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