"LAS VEGAS -- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to lift No. 17 Tennessee to a 76-73 victory over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Championship on Tuesday. Jaylen Carey added 13 points for the Volunteers (7-0) and Bishop Boswell scored 10, including two free throws with 25 seconds left. Kingston Flemings led Houston (6-1) with 25 points, and Milos Uzan had 17."
"Houston guard Emanuel Sharp, who averages 17.7 points per game, was limited to 21 minutes because of foul trouble. He finished with eight points. Sharp, who scored 26 in Monday's 78-74 overtime victory against Syracuse, picked up two fouls in the first five minutes and sat the rest of the half. These teams met in last season's NCAA tournament with a Final Four trip on the line."
Tennessee defeated Houston 76-73 in the Players Era Championship. Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points and made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds. Jaylen Carey added 13 points and Bishop Boswell scored 10, including two late free throws. Kingston Flemings led Houston with 25 points and Milos Uzan had 17, but Uzan missed a halfcourt shot at the buzzer that would have forced overtime. Houston endured a prolonged second-half scoring drought, missing 11 straight shots and 16 of 18, while Emanuel Sharp was limited by early foul trouble and finished with eight points.
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