Knoxville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee faces Western Carolina after Jordan Gainey scored 23 points in Tennessee's 66-64 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Jordan Gainey's buzzer-beater led Tennessee to a 66-64 win over Illinois in a game with 14 ties and 13 lead changes.

After Illinois tied the game at 64 on the second of two free throws by Kasparas Jakucionis with 5.7 seconds left, Gainey took ...

The last thing some Illinois fans will be looking forward to Sunday afternoon is rehashing the final play that ended the Illini's upset bid against No. 1 Tennessee, which stole away from Champaign's ...

The final 5.7 seconds was just the cherry on top. Jordan Gainey going coast-to-coast on the final possession and scoring at ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood lamented one mistake he made after losing to Tennessee at the buzzer.

Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to ...

The silence of the Illinois crowd has to be particularly satisfying for Vols fans. Tennessee will return to action on Tuesday ...

The Tennessee Volunteers likely will close out 2024 and ring in 2025 as the nation's No. 1 college basketball team.

FOX Sports national college basketball writer John Fanta reveals his latest top 25 rankings after an action-packed week.

Illinois faced No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday in a nail-biter matchup. Here are player grades from the heartbreaking home loss.

After surviving a potential upset bid from Illinois on Saturday, Tennessee is projected to maintain its No. 1 spot in the AP ...