Late layup helps Charlotte become latest team to shock No. 7 Tennessee

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    In one week, No. 7 Tennessee has followed one of the most impressive wins of the college basketball season with two clunkers full of missed shots and late-game breakdowns.

    The woes allowed struggling Charlotte to give first-year coach Alan Major his first signature win.

    Three days after top scorer Shamari Spears was kicked off the team, Charlotte dressed eight scholarship players and closed on a 7-0 run, with Derrio Green feeding an open Phil Jones for the go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left in a stunning 49-48 victory Friday night over the sputtering Volunteers.

    Note: Picture is of Phil Jones

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303512429
     

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