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Vols hold on to edge DePaul

Tennessee will play seventh-ranked Purdue for the championship Monday night.

Tyler Smith scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds, as 10th-ranked Tennessee squeaked out a 57-53 win over DePaul in the semifinal round of the Paradise Jam.

Wayne Chism added 13 points and eight boards for the Volunteers (4-0), who will play seventh-ranked Purdue for the championship Monday night. Skylar McBee tallied nine points for the Vols, who won despite shooting just 37.3 percent from the field.

Mac Koshwal had 14 points and eight boards for the Blue Demons (2-1), who also got 14 points from Will Walker. DePaul shot just 33.3 percent from the floor and was outrebounded, 44-30. ... Continue

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