San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

Kentucky bounces back with upset of Tennessee

- WIRE REPORTS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar

Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Kentucky to a 63-56 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday.

Kentucky, coming off a disappoint­ing loss to

South Carolina, led 58-50 with 3:28 to play. Two free throws by Santiago Vescovi and two buckets by Uros Plavsic closed the gap to two with less than a minute left.

A Wildcats turnover gave Tennessee a shot to tie or take the lead, but Zakai Zeigler and Plavsic missed down low.

VANDERBILT 97

NO. 15 ARKANSAS 84

Tyrin Lawrence scored 22 points as the Commodores rallied from a 10point deficit in the second half and beat the Razorbacks at home to snap a two-game skid.

Vanderbilt (9-8, 2-2 Southeaste­rn Conference) trailed 42-32 before the 3s started falling. They used a 16-4 run with back-to-back 3s by Trey Thomas tying it at 56 and then Jordan Wright's 3 putting Vandy up 59-56 with 12:18 left.

N.C. STATE 83

NO. 16 MIAMI 81 (OT)

Ernest Ross scored on a go-ahead putback in traffic with 33 seconds left in

overtime and the Wolfpack made a pair of late stops to hold off the Hurricanes at home.

The late basket was part of a huge day for Ross, a 6-foot-9 second-year forward.

INDIANA 63

NO. 18 WISCONSIN 45

Trayce Jackson-Davis finsihed with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Jalen Hood-Schifino added 16 points to lead the Hoosiers past the Badgers at home.

Indiana (12-4, 2-4 Big Ten) snapped a threegame losing streak by winning for the first time in three weeks and despite playing without two injured starters — guard Xavier Johnson (foot) and forward Race Thompson

(knee).

CREIGHTON 73

NO. 19 PROVIDENCE 67

Ryan Kalkbrenne­r scored 13 of his 21 points in the final 15 minutes, and the Blue Jays ended the Friars nine-game win streak in Omaha, Neb..

Creighton (10-8, 4-3 Big East) got 20 points from Trey Alexander and 19 from Baylor Scheierman.

WOMEN

NO. 19 OKLAHOMA 80 NO. 23 KANSAS 74

Madi Williams scored 13 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Liz Scott had a double-double and the Sooners rallied to defeat the Jayhawks in Norman, Okla.

 ?? Wade Payne/Associated Press ?? Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves shoots for two of his 18 points in the Wildcats’ win in Knoxville, Tenn.
Wade Payne/Associated Press Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves shoots for two of his 18 points in the Wildcats’ win in Knoxville, Tenn.

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