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J.P. Prince scored a season-high 17
points, and No. 9 Tennessee showed off its depth in beating Middle
Tennessee 75-54 on Friday night in the first game of the Sun Belt
Classic doubleheader.
The Vols (7-1) hadn't played since downing East Tennessee State
on Dec. 2, and the nine-day layoff led to some sloppy play. The
ugliest came when Wayne Chism clanked his one-handed dunk attempt
off the right rim in the second half.
Vanderbilt played Western Kentucky in the second game pitting
two Sun Belt teams against Tennessee's two Southeastern Conference
members.
Middle Tennessee (3-6) lost its third straight overall and
eighth consecutive in the series. Desmond Yates led the Blue
Raiders with 26 points, and James Washington had 11.
Bobby Maze added 12 points for Tennessee, which shot 50 percent
(27-of-54) for the game.
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