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Prince's 17 lift No. 9 Tennessee (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

J.P. Prince scored a season-high 17 points, and No. 9 Tennessee showed off its depth in beating Middle Tennessee 75-54 on Friday night in the first game of the Sun Belt Classic doubleheader. The Vols (7-1) hadn't played since downing East Tennessee State on Dec. 2, and the nine-day layoff led to some sloppy play.