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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — PJ Washington had 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 19 and No. 5 Kentucky upset No. 1 Tennessee 86-69 to end the Volunteers' 19-game winning streak. The Wildcats used a 25-7 surge over 7:02 for a 62-38 lead, providing a cushion that withstood the Volunteers' 13-0 spurt soon after that cut the advantage in half. Kentucky maintained a double-digit lead to win the highly-anticipated matchup of conference leaders and top-five schools. Washington made 9 of 12 from the field while Johnson was 8 of 14.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tremont Waters scored 20 points, Ja'vonte Smart added 19 points, and No. 19 LSU won its fourth straight game, holding off Georgia with an 83-79 victory. The Tigers are 11-1 in the SEC and off to their start in league play since the 1981 Final Four team was 11-0. They never trailed after Smart's 3-pointer midway through the second half
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Bruce Stevens scored 17 points, KJ Buffen and Breein Tyree both added 14 and Mississippi beat Missouri 75-65. Ole Miss won its fourth straight game, scoring 32 points off of 25 Missouri turnovers. Missouri was led by Jordan Geist's 23 points.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 22 points and the Mississippi State defense shut down Arkansas in the second half for a 77-67 win. After trailing 38-32 at the half with seemingly no answer for Arkansas' 3-point shooting, the Bulldogs (18-7, 6-6 SEC) played inspired defense after the break that culminated in a 23-1 run over an 8:20 span. During that run, the Razorbacks (14-11, 5-7) committed five turnovers, six fouls and missed 13 field-goal attempts.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Freshman star Andrew Nembhard scored a career-high 21 points without missing a shot and Florida throttled Alabama's offense in a 71-53 win. The Gators held the Crimson Tide without a field goal for nearly eight minutes to start the game and fought off a second-half rally attempt.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A.J. Lawson had 23 points off six 3-pointers as South Carolina rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit to defeat Texas A&M 84-77 on Saturday. The Gamecocks tied their program high with 16 3-pointers in continuing their surprise run through the Southeastern Conference. South Carolina entered league play at 5-7, but has won eight of its 12 SEC contests so far. Chris Silva added 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Gamecocks.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jared Harper scored 16 points, and Auburn beat Vanderbilt 64-53 for the Tigers' first win at Memorial Gym since 2000. Auburn had lost 13 of the last 14 against Vanderbilt inside the league's oldest gym and had won only twice here since 1990. The Tigers survived a first half with their worst shooting performance in nearly a year to snap a nine-game skid to Vanderbilt at this gym. The Commodores lost their 13th straight, putting them just a loss off the longest skid in school history.
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