Ole Miss guard Terence Davis drives against Tennessee’s Grant Williams during the second half Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.OXFORD, Miss. – Grant Williams barreled through the lane and past two Ole Miss defenders, somehow willing himself into a position where he could get a short jumper to fall for the go-ahead bucket with four seconds remaining.
Nothing’s coming easy for the seventh-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team these days, but the Volunteers will take wins however they come.
Williams scored 21 points, including his clutch basket in the final seconds, to lift Tennessee to a 73-71 victory at Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The win keeps the Vols (25-3, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) in a three-way tie with No. 4 Kentucky (24-4 overall) and No. 13 LSU (23-5 overall) atop the SEC standings.
The Vols host Kentucky at 2 p.m. Saturday.
“I thought both teams just played their hearts out. You expect that this time of year,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “I just thought our guys found a way to stay in it and get it done at the end.”