Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 15 of his team-high 22 factors within the second half, together with six free throws within the closing 35 seconds, as No. 17 Tennessee upset third-ranked Houston 76-73 within the Gamers Period males’s event on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Jaylen Carey scored 13 factors and grabbed seven rebounds and Bishop Boswell added 10 factors for the Volunteers (7-0), who avenged a 69-50 loss to the Cougars within the Elite Eight final March.
Freshman Kingston Flemings scored a game-high 25 factors and Milos Uzan added 17 factors for Houston (6-1), which went nearly 7 1/2 minutes and not using a level whereas lacking 11 consecutive photographs halfway via the second half.
Houston obtained as shut as 74-73 on a 3-pointer by Flemings with 5.3 seconds left however Gillespie, who was 9-for-9 on the line, answered with two free throws with 4.1 seconds left. Uzan then missed a shot from behind the half-court line to finish the sport.
Tennessee, which managed simply 15 first-half factors in opposition to Houston in that Elite Eight matchup, jumped out to a 11-10 lead within the first 5 minutes Tuesday with Gillespie hitting a 3-pointer to place the Vols in entrance.
Houston’s Emanuel Sharp spent the ultimate 15:25 of the primary half on the bench after selecting up two fouls and completed with simply eight factors within the contest.
Houston, behind six factors by Flemings, went on a 17-5 run to take a 27-16 lead and was up 37-28 with 3:06 to go after a floater by Uzan.
However Tennessee answered with a 7-0 run after that, highlighted by a 3-pointer by Amaree Abram to chop the result in two, earlier than Uzan scored on a drive to present the Cougars a 39-35 halftime lead.
Houston prolonged the result in 46-41 early within the second half however Tennessee answered with a 10-0 run highlighted by back-to-back layups by J.P. Estrella to retake the lead. Uzan hit a pair of free throws to lastly snap Houston’s scoring drought.
The Cougars reduce the result in 63-62 on a 3-pointer by Uzan, however Tennessee made it 66-62 on a free throw by Okpara adopted by a tip-in by Carey when Okpara missed his second foul shot.
–Area Stage Media
