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No. 6 Purdue beats No. 9 Tennessee 73-72

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ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter said he thought the team with the ball last would win the game.

Technically, he was right: Kelsey Barlow of the sixth-ranked Boilermakers chased down Wayne Chism's miss from the top of the key with 2 seconds left to secure a 73-72 victory over No. 9 Tennessee on Monday night in the title game of the Paradise Jam.

"That was a great college basketball game right there," Painter said moments after the Boilermakers (4-0) stormed the court to celebrate before the capacity crowd at the University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center. "We were very fortunate to pull that out."

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AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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RPI Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UNLV3-0
2 Duke4-0
3 Cal State Fullerton2-0
4 LSU3-0
5 St. John's3-0
6 DePaul3-1
7 Maryland4-0
8 Pittsburgh4-0
9 Cincinnati3-0
10 Richmond3-1
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