LAS VEGAS -- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to lift No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-73 victory over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Championship on Tuesday.

Jaylen Carey added 13 points for the Volunteers (7-0), and Bishop Boswell scored 10, including two free throws with 25 seconds left.

Kingston Flemings led Houston (6-1) with 25 points, and Milos Uzan had 17. Uzan, playing in his hometown, missed a half-court shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime.

Houston guard Emanuel Sharp , who averages 17.7 points per game, was limited to 21 minutes because of foul trouble. He finished with eight points.

Sharp, who scored 26 in Monday's 78-74 overtime victory against Syracuse, picked up two fouls in the

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