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Okpara, Vols seeking to avoid season sweep by Kentucky
In Tennessee's 78-73 loss to Kentucky inside the Food City Center on Jan. 28, junior forward Felix Okpara and sophomore forward Cade Phillips combined for six shot attempts.

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Prep primer: NW Georgia region basketball tournament titles on the line this week
The winter sports postseason is in full swing in Georgia, with wrestling having its penultimate championships later this week in Macon and basketball deciding its region champions this week.

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Auburn edges Alabama atop AP Top 25 despite loss, Duke and Florida tied at No. 3; UConn drops out
Auburn's run at No. 1 is still intact despite a loss to No. 3 Florida. UConn's latest loss has dropped the two-time defending national champions out of the poll for the first time in two years.

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Maliyah Maples helps Notre Dame seal regular season basketball title
Notre Dame High School senior guard Maliyah Maples' hustle plays — along with the excitement and energy she brought to the game — helped push the Lady Fighting Irish to the Division II-A East District 2 regular season championship Tuesday night with a 50-46 home win over Silverdale Baptist Academy.

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Vols continue run of top-15 foes with Mizzou’s arrival
Tennessee will make some program history Wednesday night in the Food City Center when the No. 4 Volunteers host No. 15 Missouri.

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As basketball season winds down, Bradley Central, Chattanooga Christian girls maintain top spots in area polls
The Times Free Press staff ranks the Chattanooga area's top five public schools and private school girls' basketball programs each week.

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Top five Chattanooga-area players in men’s and women’s college basketball this season
The final month of college basketball's regular season is underway.

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Here are this week’s must-see prep basketball games in the Chattanooga area
Tournaments are right around the corner and several games over the next seven days will help shape the prep basketball postseason.

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Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 atop latest AP Top 25; Maryland jumps in for 1st time since 2023
Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years.

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Southern Cal drops to No. 7 after loss; UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame remain atop women’s Top 25
Southern Cal's second loss of the season dropped the Trojans to seventh in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday.
