Santiago Vescovi had a team-high 20 points for the Tennessee Volunteers, who won three games in three days to win the Battle 4 Atlantis title.
led Kansas 62-48 with barely a minute to play and its defense was still going. Slap any verb you want on it: No. 21 Tennessee smothered, shut down, stifled, stopped and smacked No. 3 Kansas to claim the Battle 4 Atlantis with a 64-50 win.
Senior guard Josiah-Jordan James did not play for the third straight game. He missed the tournament due to knee soreness.Tennessee played another elite defensive game Friday, especially against Kansas' top players. Vescovi didn't make a 3-pointer until overtime against USC on Thursday. He made his first attempt Friday, then hit back-to-back 3-pointers later in the half. He hit another pair on consecutive possessions in the second half to extend Tennessee's lead from 39-34 to 45-34.Tennessee had a turnover problem to start
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