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Missouri dosen't plan to foul Jamell Stokes of Tennessee
Posted: 03.08.2013 at 12:44 PM
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(AP) -- Tennessee forward Jarnell Stokes is taking drastic measures to make sure he avoids repeating his disastrous free-throw performance in the Volunteers' last game.


Like a student pulling an all-nighter to study for a final exam, Stokes stayed up long after midnight to correct his foul-shooting woes after going 1 of 10 from the line Wednesday night in an 82-75 victory over Auburn.


The Vols (18-11, 10-7 Southeastern Conference) arrived back on campus at 2:30 a.m.

Stokes then shot free throws in the dark at Thompson-Boling Arena until he had made 100 of them.


By the time he finished by making 10 consecutive free throws, it was about 3:15 a.m. Stokes wanted to make sure he had the right mindset heading into Saturday's crucial regular-season finale against Missouri (22-8, 11-6).

(Copyright ©2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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