NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Williams scored 24 points and No. 5 Tennessee had five players In double fi...

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<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Williams scored 24 points and No. 5 Tennessee had five players In double figures to beat Louisville 92-81 in the first semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Admiral Schofield added 20 points for the Vols (4-0), who shot 54 percent from the field. The win was the 664th of Tennessee coach Rick Barnes' career. It moved him past John Wooden on the all-time Division I wins list.</p>
<p>Trailing 77-70 with 6:51 left, Louisville coach Chris Mack got called for a technical foul when he didn't like an over-the-back call on Dwayne Sutton. The Cardinals could never recover.</p>
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<p>Jordan Nwora had 23 points and 10 assists to lead Louisville (3-1).</p>
<p>The second game of the doubleheader was No. 2 Kansas against Marquette.</p>
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No. 5 Tennessee tops Louisville in NIT Season Tip-Off

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J. Nwora (LOU): 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
G. Williams (TENN): 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

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After a trio of warm-up games for each squad, No. 5 Tennessee and Louisville will square off Wednesday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the first game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
The other NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal is No. 2 Kansas vs. Marquette. The winners of each game and losers of each game will play each other on Friday. That could set up a top five matchup if both Tennessee and Kansas win.

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NEW YORK (AP)  Grant Williams scored 24 points and No. 5 Tennessee had five players In double figures to beat Louisville 92-81 in the first semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday night.
Admiral Schofield added 20 points for the Vols (4-0), who shot 54 percent from the field. The win was the 664th of Tennessee coach Rick Barnes' career. It moved him past John Wooden on the all-time Division I wins list.

No. 5 Tennessee tops Louisville in NIT Season Tip-Off

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