Tennessee Looks Mediocre, Survives American Attack
Chris Lofton only scored five points as Tennessee got by American. (AP Images)
With just five minutes left and their lead cut to 53-51, the Tennessee Volunteers knew they had to turn it up in order to get rid of the pesky American Eagles.
They did just that. Led by JaJuan Smith's 19 points, the No. 2 Vols finished strong to put away their upstart No. 15 opponent 72-57 in East Regional action.
It was an odd game that started quite early - 11:15 a.m. to be exact - but the early rise didn't affect Patriot League MVP Garrison Carr. The junior guard scored a game-high 26 points to keep American in it for most of the contest.
But in the end it was too much talent from Tennessee, who spent a whopping one week atop the AP polls this season. Wayne Chism and Chris Lofton are the types of players that would only set foot on the American U campus on a vacation - simply put, the Vols were by far the better team but credit is due to the Eagles for putting up a fight for the full 40 minutes.
This was the second straight day where at No. 2 seed was freaked out by a No. 15. Yesterday, Duke barely escaped unheralded Belmont, narrowly edging the Braves 71-70.
Stay tuned for all your March Madness first round results and recaps!
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Guess when? I don't know either, but if the Vols Ilove to watch so much keep **Ing around till the last two or three minutes they will eventually wind up getting the same reults they got from their "play shoot" game with Arkansas where the horn went off with our Vols one point behind. Gee, just a second or two of timing. Wins — and loses — like these are not really wins and loses, they are just toss-ups where the last team with the ball wins. Sorry. I am almost afraid to watch. Where is the team that put Ohio State 20 points behind etc etc. Now a two point lead is considered a huge ???