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Tennessee's Ramar Smith goes in for a layup as Virginia's Tunji Soroye (21) defends during the Vols' 77-74 victory Sunday.

Not surprisingly, Reynolds’ orange shoes were back for the second-round game against a coach known for his orange chest.

Reynolds had another big first half, scoring 22 points, but twisted his right ankle on a late drive to the basket. The sore ankle knocked him out of rhythm in the second half, when he made only two of his six shots.

“I didn’t have the same lift or push off my right ankle,” Reynolds said.

Appropriately, it all came down to the guards.

In the opening minute, Reynolds and Lofton turned it into a game of H-O-R-S-E. Reynolds hit a 3 from the top of the key on Virginia’s first possession, and Lofton responded with a longer 3 a minute later.

The challenge was on, and Reynolds was on his game. He was at his best during an 18-3 spurt that gave Virginia a 36-25 lead, scoring 12 of the points on assorted shots.

Then, it was Tennessee’s turn.

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Smith had a three-point play and a steal-and-layup during a 15-2 spurt early in the second half that put Tennessee ahead to stay 54-44. Smith finished with 16 points.

At that point, Singletary brought Virginia back. He got a rebound while falling and, while on his chest, passed to Adrian Joseph for a basket that cut it to 61-59.

Smith ended the comeback by hitting a 3-pointer, then taking a charge from Singletary. Lofton, an 80.5 percent free-throw shooter, then finished it off from the line.

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