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In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Tennessee Volunteers will play the American University Eagles at BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.
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Fast Facts:
- Tennessee Volunteers are the Number 2 Seed in the East Region bracket
- American University Eagles are the Number 15 Seed in the East Region bracket
- When: Friday March 21, 12:15 PM ET
- Where: BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL
- Television Coverage: CBS Sports
- Game Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
- Tennessee Head Coach: Bruce Pearl
- American Head Coach: Jeff Jones
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Tennessee American Live Play-by-Play Coverage
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- Wayne Chism and JaJuan Smith led the Volunteers with 16 points. Tyler Smith had 15 points, while J.P. Prince scored 8 off the bench.
- For the Eagles Guard Garrison Carr led all scorers with 26 points, Forward Brian Gilmore scored 13 off the bench with Derrick Mercer be the next highest scorer with 9.
- Tennessee now moves forward to play the winner of the Butler vs. South Alabama Match up.
- Game Over: Tennessee: 72 American: 57
- (: 20)Tennessee Makes 2 Free Throws
- (:49)Tennessee Makes 2 Free Throw
- (:51)American Makes 1 Free Throw
- (1:02)Tennessee Makes 1 Free Throw
- (1:04)American Makes 1 Free Throw
- (1:27)Tennessee Makes 1 Free Throw
- American University is fouling Tennessee everytime they get the ball. Signaling the end is near.
- Timeout American
- (1:30)American Makes a Lay Up Garrison Carr
- (2:13)Tennessee Makes 1 Free Throw
- (2:00)Tennessee Makes a Lay Up, fouled, makes Free Throw Wayne Chism
- (2:13)Tennessee Makes 1 Free Throw Juwan Smith
- Timeout Tennessee
- (3:23)Tennessee Makes 1 Free Throw J.P. Prince
- Timeout
- (4:00)Tennessee Makes 3 Pointer Wayne Chism
- (4:57)Tennessee Makes 3 Pointer Tyler Smith
- (5:15)American Makes a Jump Shot Derrick Mercer
- (5:45)Tennessee Makes 3 Pointer Tyler Smith
- (5:54)American Makes a Three Pointer Garrison Carr
- (6:35)American Makes a Three Pointer Brian Gilmore
- TV Timeout
- (7:37)American Makes a Three Pointer Brian Gilmore
- (7:55)Tennessee Makes Tip In Wayne Chishm
- American University is starting to buckle under the defensive pressure.
- (9:42)Tennessee Makes 3 Pointer Wayne Chishm
- (9:05)Tennessee Makes 3 Pointer JaJuan Smith
- Official Time Out
- (11:00)Tennessee Makes Lay Up Tyler Smith
- Tennessee Timeout
- Two Straight Three Pointers!!! Garrison Carr is on Fire
- (11:17)American Makes a Three Pointer Garrison Carr
- (12:00)American Makes a Three Pointer Garrison Carr
- (12:11)Tennessee Makes Lay Up Wayne Chishm
- Official Time Out
- (14:03)Tennessee Makes Lay Up Brian Williams
- (14:34)American Makes a Lay Up Derrick Mercer
- (15:13)American Makes a Lay Up Brian Gilmore
- Official Timeout
- (16:58)Tennessee Makes a Jump Shot J.P.Prince
- (17:18)American Makes a 3 Pointer Derrick Mercer
- (18:40)American Made a Lay Up Cornelio Guibunda
- (19:28)Tennessee Makes a Lay Up J.P.Prince
- (19:38)American Made 3 Pointer Garrison Carr
- Half Begins.
- American University led Tennessee in rebounds by 9.
- JaJuan Smith leads the Tennessee Volunteers with 10 Points, followed by 9 for Tyler Smith and Chris Lofton chipping in with 4 Points.
- Garrison Carr led all American Eagles players with 10 Points then the scoring drops dramatically with the next highest scorer being Brian Gilmore with three points off the bench. Lay, Buibunda, Mercer, and Hendra each scored two points.
- Half-Time
- End of the First Half. Tennessee 29, American 22
- American University Time Out.
- (1:30)Tennessee Makes a Turnaround Jump Shot Tyler Smith
- (2:26)American Made 1 Free Throw Brian Gilmore
- (3:17)Tennessee Makes 2 Free Throws J.P. Prince
- Official Time Out
- (4:18)Tennessee Makes 2 Free Throws Chris Lofton
- (5:18)American Made 1 Free Throw Jordan Nichols
- (6:30)Tennessee Makes jump shot JaJuan Smith
- (6:43)American Made Jump Shot Garrison Carr
- (7:00)Tennessee Makes 3 Point jump shot Juwan Smith
- (7:27)American Made lay up Garrison Carr
- Television Timeout
- (7:43)American Made lay up Travis Lay
- Timeout American.
- Tennessee goes on an 11-2 Run.
- (8:15)Tennessee Makes jump shot Tyler Smith
- (8:43)Tennessee Makes jump shotChris Lofton
- (9:40)Tennessee Makes jump shotDuke Crews
- (11:00)Tennessee Makes Three PointerJaJuan Smith
- (11:15)American Made lay up Nick Hendra
- (11:30)Tennessee Makes Two Free Throws Tyler Smith
- American seems to be surprising everyone with their spirited play.
- TV Timeout
- (12:43)American Made lay up Brian Gilmore
- (13:20)Tennessee Made Lay up JaJuan Smith
- Timeout Tennessee
- Seven unanswered points for American.
- (14:30)American Made 3-pt. Jump Shot Gilmore
- TV Timeout
- (15:03)American Made 2-pt. Jump Shot Garrison Carr
- (16:01)Tennessee Made Free Throw Tyler Smith
- (16:33)Tennessee Made Lay Up Smith
- (17:40)American Made Lay Up Cornelio Guibunda
- (17:52)American Baby Hook Mercer
- (19:40)Tennessee Made Lay Up Wayne Chism
- Tennessee wins the Tip off and American University will have the ball to start the second half.
- Awaiting Tip-Off
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