NEW YORK – Chaz Lanier scored 22 points and No. 1 Tennessee defeated Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 and nine rebounds for the Volunteers, who were ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since February 2019. Zakai Zeigler added 13 points and nine assists for Tennessee, which pulled away late in the season in the first half and survived a comeback attempt by Miami 9-0 for the first time since 2000-01.

Lynn Kidd scored 14 points as the Hurricanes (3-8) lost their seventh straight game. Nyjel Pack added 12 and AJ Station-McCray added 11 for Miami, a 39.3% increase.

The Hurricanes had a two-point lead on a hook shot from Kidd with 7:52 left in the first half. The Volunteers never let up after Ziegler hit three free throws 30 seconds later to start a 14-0 run.

Takeaways

Tennessee: The Volunteers won their ninth straight by double digits and looked to be part of a top team.

Miami: The Hurricanes started well, making four of their first seven three-pointers, but finished 8 of 33.

Key moment

Miami mounted a comeback to cut the deficit to 63-56 with 5:36 left, but Milicic hit an open three-pointer nearly a minute later and Lanier added a layup to put the Volunteers back ahead by double digits on the next possession.

Key statistics

Tennessee made 10 3-pointers, the third straight game it hit at least 10 and the fifth time overall.

Next

The Volunteers play their second game as the top-ranked team when they visit Illinois on Saturday. The Hurricanes host Presbyterian on Sunday.

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This story has been corrected to change the Tennessee player’s name to Lanier.

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