Tennessee guards Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum will rejoin the Volunteers for practice on Sunday after serving suspensions for their Jan. 1 arrests. That doesn't mean they'll see the starting lineup anytime soon, though.
"I think those guys are going to be terrific, supportive," coach Bruce Pearl said on Saturday. "They're proud of their friends and their teammates, and they'll work and they'll get ready and they'll stay ready.
"The rotations won't change right away, but it will be great to have them there."
Pearl said he decided to reinstate the pair after learning more details from the legal investigation.
Pearl suspended Goins, a junior, and Tatum, a sophomore, along with forward Tyler Smith and center Brian Williams after the four were arrested on misdemeanor gun, drug and alcohol charges during a traffic stop in Knoxville.
The No. 9 Volunteers beat No. 21 Mississippi 71-69 in overtime Saturday.
•Damion James scored 26 points, including seven in overtime, as top-ranked Texas (17-0, 3-0 Big 12) beat Texas A & M 72-67.
•Michael Thompson scored 20 points as Northwestern (13-4, 2-3 Big Ten) pulled off a 72-64 upset of No. 6 Purdue (14-3, 2-3).
•Brandon Triche scored 16 points and No. 5 Syracuse (17-1, 4-1 Big East) nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final minute before outlasting No. 10 West Virginia 72-71.
•Zachery Peacock made the go-ahead shot with 25.7 seconds left to rescue No. 20 Georgia Tech (13-4, 2-2 ACC), which blew a 20-point first-half lead before beating No. 12 North Carolina 73-71.
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