Buzzer beater lifts Vanderbilt to upset of No. 6 Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyrin Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer as the Vanderbilt Commodores snapped an 11-game skid against their in-state rival by upsetting sixth-ranked Tennessee 66-65 on Wednesday night.
Students rushed the court and joined the Commodores (12-12, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) in celebrating easily the biggest win in coach Jerry Stackhouse’s fourth season.
Tennessee (19-5, 8-2) had a chance to finish off the win after Olivier Nkamhoua knocked down a 15-foot jumper with 50 seconds left for a 65-63 lead. Liam Robbins missed a turnaround jumper with 27 seconds for Vanderbilt, and the Vols’ Zakai Zeigler grabbed the rebound.
Vanderbilt kept fouling until Santiago Vescovi went to the line with 8 seconds left. He missed the first shot, and Lawrence grabbed the rebound. Stackhouse took a timeout with 4 seconds to go to set up the final play, and Ezra Manjon found Lawrence in the corner for the winning bucket.
WEST VIRGINIA 76 NO. 11 IOWA STATE 71
Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points as the host Mountaineers held off the Cyclones to secure the upset.
Emmitt Mathews added a season-high 20 points for West Virginia (15-9, 4-7 Big 12), which has won five of its last seven to get its season moving in the right direction after it dropped five in a row during an earlier stretch.
NO. 14 BAYLOR 82 OKLAHOMA 72
Keyonte George had 23 points, Adam Flagler scored 20 and big man Johnathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua made a couple of key 3-pointers as the Bears held on to beat the visiting Sooners.
NO. 3 ALABAMA 97 FLORIDA 69
Brandon Miller scored 24 points and made 4-of-8 3-pointers to lead the Crimson Tide to a home victory over the Gators.
NO. 20 PROVIDENCE 74 GEORGETOWN 62
Bryce Hopkins scored 17 points to help the host Friars beat the Hoyas for their fourth win in the last five games.
NO. 23 CREIGHTON 75 SETON HALL 62
Baylor Scheierman had 19 points and nine rebounds and Ryan Nembhard added 15 and dished out four assists as the visiting Bluejays fended off the feisty Pirates.
NO. 25 SAN DIEGO ST. 63 UTAH STATE 61
Matt Bradley scored 18 points and added six rebounds and three steals as the host Aztecs survived the Aggies’ big second-half comeback.
OKLAHOMA STATE 71 TEXAS TECH 68
Bryce Thompson scored 21 points and John-Michael Wright converted a 3-point play with 0.4 seconds left as the host Cowboys beat the Red Raiders for their fourth straight win.
SMU 72, TEMPLE 71
Zhuric Phelps led the Mustangs with 19 points and sealed the game with a free throw with three seconds left in a win over the visiting Owls.
WOMEN
MARQUETTE 59
NO. 4 CONNECTICUT 59
The Huskies lost backto-back games for the first time in three decades after they were beaten by the host Golden Eagles.
Connecticut, which was playing three nights after an 81-77 home loss to No. 1 South Carolina, lost consecutive games for the first time since March 1993.
NO. 20 TEXAS 80 TEXAS TECH 71
Shaylee Gonzales scored 25 points and Rori Harmon had a doubledouble with 15 points and 10 assists as the Longhorns defeated the visiting Lady Raiders.
NO. 13 OHIO STATE 93 MINNESOTA 63
Cotie McMahon and Taylor Mikesell combined for 49 points on 17-of-28 shooting as the Buckeyes rolled to a victory over the visiting Golden Gophers.
NO. 15 VILLANOVA 82 GEORGETOWN 53
Maddy Siegrist scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Kaitlyn Orihel added a careerhigh 20 points as the Wildcats went on the road to take down the Hoyas.