No. 9 Tennessee tops No. 5 Kentucky, reaches SEC final again
9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes Saturday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years. Tennessee will face eighth-seeded Texas A&M on Sunday in the SEC title game. CAL’S MILESTONEKentucky coach John Calipari will have to wait a year to potentially break the school record for most wins in the SEC Tournament. Tennessee: The Volunteers will try to win their fifth SEC Tournament title and first since 1979. UP NEXTKentucky: Awaits its NCAA Tournament seeding and first-round pairing.
wftv.comNo. 5 Villanova routs No. 17 Tennessee 71-53 in Tip-Off
Santiago Vescovi scored 23 points for Tennessee (2-1), which had opened the season with lopsided wins over Tennessee-Martin and East Tennessee. Villanova scored the game’s first nine points, holding Tennessee without a basket for over six minutes. A dunk from Samuels, who had 11 rebounds, on a lob pass from Justin Moore capped a 14-0 first-half run that pushed the Villanova lead to 33-11. But he picked up his fourth foul a few seconds later and the Wildcats' lead was never challenged. “We learned it from those guys and now we’re in that position.”UP NEXT:Villanova plays the winner of the second game Saturday between No.
wftv.comNo. 18 Tennessee rolls over East Tennessee St 94-62
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored a career-high 23 points and Kennedy Chandler added 16 as No. 18 Tennessee beat East Tennessee State 94-62 on Sunday. “But, that's a pretty good team that we played.”BIG PICTUREEast Tennessee State: The Bucs haven't beaten a ranked team since March 20, 1992, when they topped No. Tennessee: Getting Fulkerson back on the floor was a big step in the right direction for the Vols. We need to get him ready.”UP NEXTEast Tennessee State: After opening the season with two road losses (Appalachian State and Tennessee), the Bucs will play their home opener Thursday night against USC Upstate.
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