Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 15 of his team-high 22 points in the second half, including six free throws in the final 35 seconds, as No. 17 Tennessee upset third-ranked Houston 76-73 in the Players Era men's tournament on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Jaylen Carey scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Bishop Boswell added 10 points for the Volunteers (7-0), who avenged a 69-50 loss to the Cougars in the Elite Eight last March.

Freshman Kingston Flemings scored a game-high 25 points and Milos Uzan added 17 points for Houston (6-1), which went almost 7 1/2 minutes without a point while missing 11 consecutive shots midway through the second half.

Houston got as close as 74-73 on a 3-pointer by Flemings with 5.3 seconds left but Gillespie, who was 9-for-9 at the line, answered with two free t

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