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By KENNINGTON SMITH III Associated Press TUSCALOOSA (AP) — Tennessee freshman Nate Ament scored a career-high 29 points, Ja’K Gillespie added 23 and the Volunteers upset No. 17 Alabama 79-73 on Saturday night. The loss spolied the debut of Charles Bediako for Alabama. He was playing in his first college game in nearly three years…

Kenley McCarn scored 40 points to help lead UT Martin past Lindenwood 73-70 Saturday afternoon at the Elam Center in Martin. The game was back and forth from the jump with 19 total lead changes and 10 ties in the contest. Up by one with 16 seconds to play, Aleshia Jones gave Lindenwood a three-point…

Four UT Martin players reached double figures, while the Skyhawk defense shined once again in a 69-55 men’s basketball triumph over Ohio Valley Conference rival Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon at the Elam Center. UT Martin led for 38:31 of clock time, holding the Lions to 26 points below their season scoring average. The vaunted Skyhawk…

Murray State kept its winning momentum going Saturday with an 85-81 win over Indiana State, the Racers pushing their home winning streak at the CFSB Center to 12. The Racers are now 15-2 this season when reaching 80 points in a game. The attendance of 8,083 — 12th all-time at the CFSB Center in its…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee 80-78 on Saturday. Trailing 80-78 with 2.6 seconds left, Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie went to the free throw line for one shot. He intentionally…

UT Martin continued a good streak and ended a bad one Thursday night. The Skyhawks swept visiting SIU-Edwardsville in Ohio Valley Conference play, winning 64-55 in the women’s opening game and 65-59 in the men’s nightcap. The Skyhawk men extended their winning streak to six games, while the UTM women halted a modest two-game slide.…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 23 points, 10 of which came in the two overtime periods, as No. 24 Tennessee beat Texas A&M, 87-82 on Tuesday night. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 18, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Felix Okpara had 10 points and 12 rebounds for…

Look who’s No. 1. Two road wins over the weekend put UT Martin all alone atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 5-1 league record. The Skyhawks are 13-4 overall. UTM beat Southern Indiana 73-56 in Evansville on Saturday, following a 76-68 comeback win over Morehead State at Morehead, Ky., on Thursday. UTM broke…

UT Martin outscored Southern Indiana in the second half of Saturday’s game at Liberty Arena in Evansville, but it was ultimately not enough as the Skyhawks fell to the Screaming Eagles 52-43. UT Martin led 9-8 after the first quarter, but Southern Indiana opened the second on a 14-0 run and eventually outscored the Skyhawks…

Murray State ran its overall and home winning streaks to 11 Saturday with a 92-79 victory over Valparaiso at the CFSB Center. The Racers remained undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference, now 7-0, and boast a 15-3 overall record. Murray State does not have a mid-week game this week and return to action at home…