AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 16 points and No. 1 Tennessee beat Texas 74-70 on Saturday in the Volunteers’ first game since a 30-point loss to No. 8 Florida earlier in the week.

Jordan Gainey’s 3-pointer gave Tennessee a 66-60 lead with 2:41 to play before Zeigler scored the next six points for the Volunteers (15-1, 2-1 SEC), including a reverse layup with 59 seconds left .

Gainey and Darlinstone Dubar each scored 12 points for Tennessee, which had been the last undefeated team in the country before the loss at Florida.

The Volunteers battled again against SEC newcomer Texas (11-5, 0-3). Dubar’s putback dunk tied the score at 56 before his 3-pointer gave them a 61-60 lead.

Freshman Tre Johnson scored 26 points on 11 of 17 shooting for Texas, but had just one basket for the Longhorns in the final 11 minutes.

Takeaways

Tennessee: The Volunteers will fall from No. 1 in the new AP rankings on Monday. Chaz Lanier, the SEC’s leading scorer with nearly 20 points per game, scored 10 points well below his average for the second straight game.

Texas: Johnson is an electric scorer and has found his touch after two poor games. But he disappeared down the track. Arthur Kaluma scored just four points after scoring 34 points in the previous game against No. 2 Auburn.

Key moment

Dubar’s flying dunk and 3-pointer moments later changed the momentum for the Volunteers.

Key statistics

Tennessee dominated with 41:27 rebounds and scored 28:16.

Next

Both teams play on Wednesday. Tennessee hosts Georgia and Texas plays at rival No. 17 Oklahoma, which also left the Big 12 this season for the SEC.

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