No. 4 Tennessee Survives Against South Carolina

Also, Arkansas upsets No. 17 Vanderbilt while No. 2 Memphis rolls on
By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 14, 2008 11:51 PM CDT
No. 4 Tennessee Survives Against South Carolina
South Carolina coach Dave Odom congratulates Tennessee guard Chris Lofton after Tennessee defeated South Carolina 89-87 in the SEC tournament in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Friday, March 14, 2008.    (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Chris Lofton hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to give a Tennessee a breath-taking 89-87 victory over South Carolina in an SEC quarterfinal game today. The Gamecocks couldn't answer on the return trip, ending coach Dave Odom's career on a losing note. The win kept UT's hopes for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed alive, reports AP. In other action:

  • Arkansas upset No. 17 Vanderbilt in another SEC quarterfinal game, 81-75, the Razorbacks'  eighth win in nine tries against Vandy. Five players had double figures in scoring for the winners.
  • Memphis freshman guard Derrick Rose scored 25 points as the Tigers overcame the extremely physical play of Southern Miss to advance to its fourth straight Conference USA title game.
(More NCAA basketball stories.)

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