KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Marcus Haislip rescued Tennessee from another near disastrous collapse Wednesday night, scoring 24 points and converting a layup with 14 seconds left in overtime that lifted the Volunteers to a 76-74 Southeastern Conference upset of No. 9 Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (12-10, 5-4 SEC East) has suffered six losses by a combined 14 points. Four of its losses have come when the
opponent has made shots in the final five seconds of regulation to either tie or take the lead and another came when the
Volunteers missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.
The Vols took a 70-64 lead on a steal and layup by Thaydeus Holden with 30 seconds left in regulation, but the Wildcats'
Gerald Fitch nailed a pair of three-pointers around a missed one-and-one by Holden and the game went to overtime tied at 70-70.
In the extra period, freshman Chuck Hayes scored to give Kentucky (15-6, 5-4) a 74-72
lead with just over two minutes remaining, but Holden drained a pair from the line to again knot the contest at 74 with 50 seconds left. After the Wildcats missed, Haislip delivered his game-winner.
Kentucky had one final chance, but Tayshaun Prince missed a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Wildcats failed to move into a second-place tie with Florida in the SEC East.
