Last Updated: November 23, 2023, 03:30 IST
HONOLULU: Hunter Dickinson scored 17 factors and grabbed 20 rebounds and No. 1 Kansas pulled away for a 69-60 victory over No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday.
The Jayhawks (5-1) bounced again from a 14-point loss a day earlier to take third place within the Maui Invitational over the Volunteers (4-2), who’ve dropped their final two video games.
Kevin McCullar Jr. had 14 factors, KJ Adams Jr. added 13 and Dajuan Harris Jr. chipped in eight assists for Kansas, which led by as many as 11 within the closing minutes.
Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to tie it at 49 with 12:44 to play, however Kansas answered with back-to-back buckets from Dickinson to tug forward for good.
The Volunteers led by as many as seven within the first half.
Vescovi made 5 3-pointers and completed with 21 factors. Dalton Knecht and Jordan Gainey contributed 13 apiece and Jonas Aidoo had 11 rebounds.
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The rating was tied at 35 on the half.
It was the fifth assembly between the groups within the final six seasons. Tennessee had received the final two conferences, however Kansas nonetheless leads the all-time collection, 5-3.
The recreation was a rematch of the Battle 4 Atlantis championship a yr in the past. Tennessee received that recreation 64-50.
BIG PICTURE
Tennessee was taking part in back-to-back video games towards top-three groups for the primary time in program historical past. It hung powerful with No. 2 Purdue on Tuesday, however pale down the stretch and got here up brief, 71-67.
Kansas took the court docket on the Stan Sheriff Center about 12 hours after it was routed by No. 4 Marquette 73-59 within the match semifinals Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Tennessee will go to North Carolina subsequent Wednesday as a part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Kansas will host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday and UConn three nights later within the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
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