The Tennessee Volunteers, who were ranked #2 in the country, defeated the Memphis Tigers, who were ranked #1, 66-62 in the FedEx Forum in Memphis on Saturday night. This matchup between two teams in the same state was highly anticipated as the best game of the season after the polls came out last Monday. That was when Tennessee jumped ahead to #2, setting up a premier 1 vs. 2 matchup. Memphis was previously unbeaten and had beaten teams such as Georgetown, Arizona and Gonzaga all at home and had beaten UConn in Connecticut earlier this year. Their undefeated season now comes to an end and it was because they were unable to score in the crucial times of the game. Their free throw shooting hurt them as usual. Memphis is last in Division I in free throw shooting and they couldn't knock them down in the late parts of the game. Derrick Rose, Memphis' outstanding freshman, had 23 points for the Tigers, who couldn't score consistently in the late parts of the game. Tennessee was committing a lot of turnovers as well, that could've been costly. But the Volunteers was able to come away with the victory and now they'll be surely headed to a #1 seed when the polls come out on Monday. Does this win prove Tennessee is the best in the country? What does this loss say about Memphis? Will either one of these teams go far in the NCAA Tournament?
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