Published September 18, 2015
Josh Richardson scored 17 points Saturday as Tennessee withstood a late 3-point onslaught from Marcus Foster in a 65-64 victory over Kansas State.
Tennessee (3-3) had a 10-point lead with less than 2 minutes remaining before Kansas State made five 3-pointers in the last 1 minute, 35 seconds. Foster sank four 3-pointers in the final minute and finished with 23 points.
The Volunteers held Kansas State (4-4) without a basket for a stretch of nearly 11 1/2 minutes during the first half and forced 22 turnovers.
Foster went 7 of 14 from 3-point range for Kansas State. Jevon Thomas had 13 points and Nino Williams added 10 for Kansas State.
This represented the first meeting between these two programs and the final game of this season's SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Big 12 won six of its 10 head-to-head matchups with the Southeastern Conference this week.
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