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No. 24 Tennessee scores final 8, beating Vanderbilt 68-60

No. 24 Tennessee scores final 8, beating Vanderbilt 68-60

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Uros Plavsic’s short jumper with 55 seconds left broke a tie at 60, and 24th-ranked Tennessee scored the final eight points holding off in-state rival Vanderbilt 68-60 Tuesday night for the Vols’ ninth straight win in this series.

None of the Vols on the current roster have lost at Memorial Gym. Tennessee (12-5, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) wound up winning its 11th in 12 games with its sixth straight inside the SEC’s oldest basketball gym.

Santiago Vescovi led Tennessee with 14 points. Plavsic and Kennedy Chandler each added 13. Zakai Seigler had 11.

Vanderbilt (10-7 2-3) has yet to win a SEC game at home despite being 2-0 on the road in league play. Coach Jerry Stackhouse now is 0-5 against Tennessee.

Scotty Pippen Jr., who came in tied as the SEC’s leading scorer, led the Commodores with 18 points. Jordan Wright added 15, and Trey Thomas had 12.

This was a tight game with 10 ties and 17 lead changes. Vanderbilt last led 44-43 near the midway point…

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