Tennessee gets key win vs. Kentucky

Jordan Bone scored a career-high 27 points and No. 7 Tennessee beat No. 4 Kentucky 71-52 on Saturday to maintain its home-court dominance and snap the Wildcats’ four-game winning streak.

Tennessee (26-3, 14-2 SEC) earned its 25th straight home victory to remain tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference with No. 13 LSU.

The Vols also beat Kentucky (24-5, 13-3) at home for a fourth straight year.

Tennessee avenged an 86-69 loss at Kentucky on Feb. 16 that snapped the Vols’ school-record 19game winning streak and dropped them out of the No. 1 ranking. Big upset for Indiana: Justin Smith scored a career-high 24 points, and Indiana beat No. 6 Michigan State 63-62.

Devonte Green added 13 points as Indiana (15-14, 6-12 Big Ten) earned its second straight win against a ranked opponent. The Hoosiers beat No. 19 Wisconsin 75-73 in double overtime Tuesday.

Indiana trailed 62-60 before Juwan Morgan converted a three-point play with 1:46 left.

The Spartans (23-6, 14-4) dropped out of a tie for first place in the Big Ten.

Houston’s streak over: Collin Smith had 21 points to help Central Florida (22-6, 12-4 American Athletic) beat No. 8 Houston 69-64.

The Cougars (27-2, 14-2) saw their 33-game home winning streak end — it was the longest in the nation.

Williams OK after fall: North Carolina coach Roy Williams fell near the bench with 55 seconds left before halftime of the fifth-ranked Tar Heels’ 81-79 road win over Clemson. He was helped by team personnel to the locker room.

North Carolina officials said after the game that Williams suffered a bout of vertigo, but was feeling better by the end of halftime even though he didn’t return to the bench.

Williams, 68, has had episodes of light-headedness and vertigo in the past, including when he fell during a game in 2016.