Turner hits clutch 3, No. 17 Tennessee beats No. 20 VCU

NICEVILLE, FLA. » Lamonte Turner made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 17 Tennessee a 72-69 victory over No. 20 VCU in the Emerald Coast Classic third-place game on Saturday.

Turner’s big shot spoiled a dramatic comeback by the Rams, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half.

John Fulkerson led Tennessee (6-1) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Bowden added 14 points and Turner scored 12 for the Vols.

Marcus Santos-Silva led VCU (6-2) with 22 points and De’Riante Jenkins had 15.

Jenkins hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 69-69 with 5 seconds left. Tennessee called timeout and inbounded the ball from the frontcourt with

1.7 seconds remaining. Turner launched the winning shot from the right corner.

NO. 25 XAVIER 87, LIPSCOMB

62 » Tyrique Jones had his fourth double-double of the season, Paul Scruggs scored

15 points, and Xavier recovered from its first loss by beating Lipscomb.

The Musketeers (7-1) were coming off 70-65 loss to Florida in the championship game of the Charleston Classic.

Jones finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading a surge late in the first half that put Xavier in control. Naji Marshall scored nine consecutive points for Xavier in the second half and finished with 13 as the Musketeers

piled up a season high in points.

Lipscomb (2-5) was led by freshman point guard KJ

Johnson, who had a seasonhigh 25 points. Ahsan Asadullah added 18 points and nine rebounds.

MARK WALLHEISER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tennessee players swarm guard Lamonte Turner, center, after he hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer against Virginia Commonwealth Saturday. Tennessee won, 72-69.