NCAA: Tennessee beats No. 1 ’Bama
Zakai Zeigler and Santiago Vescovi each scored 15 points and No. 10 Tennessee took down newly minted No. 1 Alabama 68-59 on Wednesday night in Knoxville, Tenn. Playing its first game as the topranked team since the 2002-03 season, the Crimson Tide led just once in the early going and committed 19 turnovers.
In The Bronx, Darius Quisenberry had 15 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead Fordham (21-5, 9-4 Atlantic 10) to a 78-63 victory over St. Bonaventure. The Rams won for the eighth time in nine games.
In Evanston, Ill., Boo Buie scored 21 points and hit a game-winning jumper with 2.7 seconds left in regulation to power Northwestern to a 64-62 victory over No. 14 Indiana. Northwestern earned a second straight win over ranked teams after defeating then-No. 1 Purdue on Sunday.
In Louisville, Ky., Armaan Franklin and Kihei Clark each scored 14 points as No. 7 Virginia held off Louisville, 61-58.
In Milwaukee, Olivier-Maxence Prosper tipped in a putback with 1.6 seconds left and No. 11 Marquette edged No. 16 Xavier 69-68 to remain atop the Big East.
In Ames, Iowa, Aljaz Kunc had career highs of 22 points and five 3-pointers and No. 19 Iowa State beat No. 22 TCU 70-59.
In Storrs, Conn., Caroline Ducharme hit the game-winning free throws with just under 5 seconds left, and the No. 6 Connecticut women rallied to beat Creighton, 62-60.
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza has moved to dismiss a felony domestic violence case against former Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard ,in part because of the alleged victim’s wishes not to prosecute.