Brown, Missouri outlast Tennessee

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jabari Brown scored 24 points and made a last- minute steal to help Missouri hold off Tennessee 7570 on Saturday.

With 7.7 seconds remaining and a 73- 70 lead, Brown stole Jeronne Maymon’s inbounds pass before Johnathan Williams III grabbed the ball and finished off the scoring with two free throws.

The Tigers ( 18- 7, 6- 6 Southeastern Conference) needed all 60 minutes for the second consecutive game to secure a win, following an 86- 85 defeat of Arkansas on Thursday. Missouri held a 13- point advantage with 11: 05 remaining in the first half, but Tennessee quickly responded and pulled to within 41- 37 at the break.

Jordan McRae finished with 31 points for the Volunteers ( 1510, 6- 6), but his 3- pointer with 10 seconds left missed. Tennessee ended with up with another chance that set up Brown’s steal, though, as officials determined the rebound went out of bounds off a Missouri player.

La- Monroe 65, UALR 49

MONROE, La. — Tylor Ongwae scored 25 points to lead Louisiana- Monroe, and the Warhawks ( 8- 12, 5- 7 Sun Belt) got 12 points apiece from Jayon James and R. J. McCray, with James adding 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals.

Ben Dillard led UALR ( 12- 14, 7- 7) with 14 points. James White added 11 points, 12 rebounds.

Louisiana- Monroe led 24- 13 at the break. UALR made just 6 of 26 shots in the first half, went 1 of 4 from the line and 0 of 3 on 3- pointers. ULM was not much better, going 9 of 27 and a woeful 1 of 11 from long distance.

ULM dominated in the paint ( 30- 14) and on the fast break ( 82) to win going away.

Georgia 61, Ole Miss 60

ATHENS, Ga. — Kenny Gaines scored 21 points, and Charles Mann hit the go- ahead free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining for Georgia in a battle for third place in the Southeastern Conference.

After a three- point play by Jarvis Summers of Ole Miss tied the game at 60- all, Mann dribbled most of the final 30 seconds down before driving and cutting, drawing a foul from Ole Miss freshman Dwight Coleby. Mann missed the first free throw but made the second for the one- point lead.

Gaines had nine points in a 13- 0 run midway through the second half that gave Georgia its first lead since early in the