Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia

Stanford's twins too much for Cal, Drake beats N. Iowa

By Lev Weinstein, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2008 2:43 AM CST

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Lofton, Tennessee Crush Georgia — Tennessee's Tyler Smith (1) shoots past Georgia's Dave Bliss during the first half of a basketball game Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) (Associated Press)

Tennessee's Chris Lofton nearly outplayed the Bulldogs alone in the first half of yesterday's match up, the AP reports. Lofton had 20 points in the half to give the No.3 Volunteers a 44-23 lead which they would not come close to relinquishing. He finished with a season high 27 points, including seven threes. In other NCAA action:

Brook Lopez made up lost time in Stanford's 82-77 win over Cal. Despite sitting out most of the first, he finished with 23 points. Twin Robin had nine, and four blocked shots.
No. 22 Drake took their winning streak to 17, with a 58-54 triumph over Northern Iowa. Klayton Korver had a team best 23, going 7-8 from three territory.

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