{"id":137273,"date":"2024-12-15T10:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T03:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137273"},"modified":"2024-12-15T10:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T03:05:49","slug":"jordan-gainey-sinks-wild-buzzer-beater-to-lift-no-1-tennessee-past-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137273","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Gainey sinks wild buzzer-beater to lift No. 1 Tennessee past Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mW2b8WWMFjl_X6RCxGeT5g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/0a83e150-ba80-11ef-a6ff-7939b3f08714\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"Jordan Gainey lifted Tennessee to a 66-64 win over Illinois on Saturday night.\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Y_xfRlg0yCq7PbPXyUfmCA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/0a83e150-ba80-11ef-a6ff-7939b3f08714\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Y_xfRlg0yCq7PbPXyUfmCA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/0a83e150-ba80-11ef-a6ff-7939b3f08714\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Jordan Gainey lifted Tennessee to a 66-64 win over Illinois on Saturday night. (Johnnie Izquierdo\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It took a long driving layup through plenty of traffic at the buzzer, but Jordan Gainey saved the day for Tennessee on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Gainey lifted top-ranked Tennessee to <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaab\/tennessee-volunteers-illinois-fighting-illini-202412140267\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:a stunning 66-64 win;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a stunning 66-64 win<\/a> over Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Volunteers, with about five seconds left on the clock and the game tied, had one last chance at a shot before overtime in what was a great non-conference battle. Gainey, after catching the inbounds pass, immediately sprinted up the court and went right for the hoop.<\/p>\n<p>After traveling the full length of the floor, Gainey somehow fought through everyone and got the layup in before the buzzer sounded, which sparked a huge celebration from the Vols and silenced the Illini crowd.<\/p>\n<p>That pushed the Volunteers to a perfect 10-0, which marked their best start since the 1999-2000 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The game was tight the entire way Saturday, but Tennessee both fell into foul trouble and then largely shut down offensively when it mattered most. The Volunteers scored just after the seven-minute mark of the second half off a Jahmai Mashack layup, and then failed to make another field goal for the next five minutes to allow the Illini to hang in there.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee, after falling down by three at its peak, finally tied the game back up with a Gainey 3-pointer with just more than two minutes left. That set up a long back-and-forth until the final seconds.<\/p>\n<p>While Illinois had a chance to seal the deal in regulation, Kasparas Jakucionis split free throws after drawing a foul that could have won them the game. Instead, that left the score tied and set up Gainey&#8217;s game-winner.<\/p>\n<p>Jakucionis led Illinois with 22 points and three rebounds on Saturday. Kylan Boswell finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, and Tre White added 11 points. They shot just 4-of-23 from the 3-point line as a group.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois dropped to 7-3 with the loss, which marked its second in its last three games. The Illini beat No. 20 Wisconsin on Wednesday after dropping a game to Northwestern last week. They\u2019ll take on Missouri next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gainey finished with a team-high 23 points off the bench while shooting 6-of-14 from the field, which was his best output since landing in Knoxville. The senior, who transferred in from South Carolina Upstate before last season started, entered Saturday\u2019s game averaging just 10.3 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Chaz Lanier added 17 points for the Vols, and Igor Milicic finished with seven points and 14 rebounds. Tennessee has three games left on its schedule before SEC play starts Jan. 4, starting with Western Carolina on Tuesday. While it\u2019s still early, Rick Barnes\u2019 group in Tennessee \u2014 even without star Dalton Knecht around this fall \u2014 seems more than capable of hanging with Alabama in the SEC this season. And for now, the Vols will get to retain their No. 1 ranking for another week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/jordan-gainey-sinks-wild-buzzer-beater-to-lift-no-1-tennessee-past-illinois-010134444.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Gainey lifted Tennessee to a 66-64 win over Illinois on Saturday night. 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