Tigers: Rivalry with Ut Endures -- 'Battle of the State' Doesn't Carry Hype of Recent Games

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Nobody really knows who started it, and it probably doesn't matter anyway. But when the University of Memphis Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers converged just off the floor at FedExForum before their epic game on Feb. 23, 2008, it took only a few seconds before they had to be separated.

"We knew it was going to be a hyped-up game, and we came out of the same tunnel," senior guard Willie Kemp said. "They were talking to us; we were talking to them. Then both teams just left it all on the court."

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Tigers: Rivalry with Ut Endures -- 'Battle of the State' Doesn't Carry Hype of Recent Games

For Memphis, which reached the pinnacle of college basketball and then saw its program nearly collapse in the 13 months that followed, it almost seems like a lifetime ago. But the fire of a rivalry will still be...

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