Jordan Gainey, No. 1 Tennessee basketball beat buzzer, Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tennessee basketball played 14 second-half minutes without Zakai Zeigler, lost Chaz Lanier late due to foul trouble, and played with lineups unimaginable entering Saturday. It won anyway because Jordan Gainey was on the court.
Jordan Gainey’s play at Illinois was so much more than the final 5.7 seconds
The final 5.7 seconds was just the cherry on top. Jordan Gainey going coast-to-coast on the final possession and scoring at the buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 win at Illinois was nothing more than what he had spent the previous 18 minutes doing.
Inside how No. 1 Tennessee used a boatload of Jordan Gainey to beat Illinois at its own game and stay unbeaten
Even in the middle of an undefeated start when top-ranked Tennessee had throttled anyone who happened to get in its way, Zakai Zeigler had stayed on the floor for all but 30 plays against top-100 teams this season.
WATCH: Jordan Gainey makes buzzer-beater for No. 1 Tennessee to beat Illinois
Jordan Gainey made sure Tennessee basketball would stay 10-0 this season. The Vols guard made a game-winning layup, beating the buzzer at Illinois for a 66-64 win at State Farm Center on Saturday. Gainey had 23 points.
Highlight: Gainey beats buzzer as No. 1 Tennessee claims thriller at Illinois
Senior guard Jordan Gainey scores a game-high 23 points for the Volunteers, including the game-winner at the buzzer, to beat the Illini, 66-64.
Illini fall to No. 1 Tennessee 66-64 on Jordan Gainey's buzzer-beating layup
Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois 66-64 on Saturday.
Jordan Gainey scores at buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to 66-64 win over Illinois
Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois 66-64
History of the play Tennessee basketball ran on Jordan Gainey's winning shot at Illinois
The play that Tennessee basketball ran for Jordan Gainey's winning layup dates to 1980, when Rick Barnes consulted a legendary high school coach.
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