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Chaz Lanier leads No. 6 Tennessee to 77-69 victory at No. 7 Texas

AP
Feb 23, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Chaz Lanier had a season-high 30 points, including 8 3-pointers, and No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers defeated No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies 77-69 on Saturday.

Lanier, a senior transfer from North Florida, went 8 of 13 from beyond the arc and 10 of 18 overall in game that featured 11 lead changes and eight ties.

Jordan Gainey made a 3-pointer with 3:33 to left to give Tennessee (22-5, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) a 63-59 lead. Zakai Zeigler hit a 3 in front of the Vols' bench on an inbound pass with 21 seconds remaining to seal the victory.

The Aggies (20-7, 9-5) started the game with three consecutive dunks before the Vols finally scored a little more than three minutes into the raucous setting at Reed Arena.

A&M led 17-8 early before the Vols scored the next seven points to climb back in the game.

Wade Taylor IV led the Aggies with 18 points, despite missing all nine of his 3-point attempts.

Texas A&M: The Aggies were coming off a 16-point loss at No. 21 Mississippi State that snapped a five-game winning streak, and they’ve lost two straight games for the first time since mid-January (at home against Alabama and at Kentucky). A&M, despite failing to collect its first home victory against a top-10 opponent in program history, likely won’t be affected much in the NCAA Tournament seedings.

Tennessee: The Volunteers hadn’t played since an 81-76 home victory over Vanderbilt a week earlier, and the rested crew appeared to have more energy and spirit from the start against the Aggies.

The Aggies led 40-38 with 15:27 remaining when Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack collected an acrobatic, improbable tip-in while trying to grab the rebound off a Gainey missed 3-pointer.

Both teams made 90% of their free throws, each hitting 18 of 20.

The Volunteers play at LSU on Tuesday night. The Aggies host Vanderbilt on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
TENN
Volunteers
36
TXAM
Aggies
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Felix Okpara vs. Solomon Washington (Zakai Zeigler gains possession)
19:36		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
19:34		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
19:09		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
19:07		Aggies offensive rebound
18:54		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
18:52		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
18:46	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	0-2
18:17		Jahmai Mashack turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
18:12	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	0-4
18:04		Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
17:56	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	0-6
17:47		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:45		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
17:25		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
17:18		Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot
17:16		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	3-6
16:32		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
16:30		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
16:28		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
16:20		Chaz Lanier turnover (lost ball)
15:57	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	3-8
15:38		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-8
15:38	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
15:27		Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling)
15:01		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
14:59		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
14:52		Zakai Zeigler misses two point layup
14:50		Jordan Gainey offensive rebound
14:36		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:27	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	5-10
14:14		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:12		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	5-12
13:33		Pharrel Payne blocks Igor Milicic Jr.'s two point layup
13:31		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
13:24		Chaz Lanier personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
13:17	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	5-14
12:42		Jump ball. Zakai Zeigler vs. Solomon Washington (Solomon Washington gains possession)
12:42		Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals)
12:41		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals)
12:41		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
12:36	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	8-14
12:15		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
12:13		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
12:06		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
12:04		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
11:58	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	8-17
11:29		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-17
11:29	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
11:07		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Cade Phillips steals)
10:42		Solomon Washington blocks Jordan Gainey's two point layup
10:40		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
10:31		Cade Phillips blocks Solomon Washington's two point jump shot
10:29		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
10:20	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot	13-17
9:57		Cade Phillips personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
9:52		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
9:45		Jahmai Mashack misses two point layup
9:43		Darlinstone Dubar offensive rebound
9:39	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point layup	15-17
9:19	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	15-19
8:55		Darlinstone Dubar misses two point jump shot
8:53		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
8:33		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:31		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
8:18		Jahmai Mashack personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
8:12		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:10		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
7:59		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
7:57		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
7:50		Jahmai Mashack misses two point layup
7:48		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
7:48		Jahmai Mashack personal foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:34	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	15-22
7:15	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	18-22
7:06		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:04		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point dunk	20-22
6:21		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gainey steals)
6:13	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	23-22
5:58	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	23-25
5:37		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
5:32	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	23-27
5:13	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	26-27
5:00		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:49		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
4:47		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
4:43		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
4:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:36		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
4:36		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:36		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	28-27
4:01	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	28-30
3:33	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot	31-30
3:11		Jordan Gainey shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:11		TV timeout
3:11	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-31
3:11	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
2:43		Zhuric Phelps blocks Jordan Gainey's two point jump shot
2:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
2:36		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
2:34		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
2:22	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	34-32
2:03		Henry Coleman III turnover (traveling)
1:53		Solomon Washington personal foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
1:32		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:04		Wade Taylor IV misses two point layup
1:02		Aggies offensive rebound
1:01		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:56		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
0:52		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:44		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
0:21	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot (Igor Milicic Jr. assists)	36-32
0:05		Cade Phillips blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
0:03		Jace Carter offensive rebound
0:03		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:01		Volunteers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TENN
Volunteers
41
TXAM
Aggies
37

Time		Play	Score
19:28		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
19:09		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-33
19:09	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-34
18:51	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	38-34
18:34		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
18:32		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
18:28		Solomon Washington blocks Jahmai Mashack's two point layup
18:26		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot	38-36
18:09		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
18:07		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
18:03		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
17:57		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
17:55		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:44		Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
17:42		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
17:38	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	38-38
17:22		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:20		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
17:07		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
17:05		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
16:39		Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball)
16:35		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:33		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
16:16		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
16:14		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
16:09		Felix Okpara blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
16:06		Aggies offensive rebound
16:01		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
15:59		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
15:59	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
15:32		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
15:30		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup	40-40
15:03		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
15:01		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
14:58		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
14:56		Volunteers defensive rebound
14:44		Felix Okpara turnover (lost ball) (CJ Wilcher steals)
14:27	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	40-43
13:52		Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot
13:50		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
13:42		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:40		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:36		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
13:34		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
13:32		Andersson Garcia personal foul
13:23		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
13:21		Jace Carter defensive rebound
13:15		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
13:08		Zakai Zeigler misses two point jump shot
13:06		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
13:04		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
13:02		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
13:02		Felix Okpara personal foul
12:47		CJ Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gainey steals)
12:37		Jace Carter shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
12:37		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:37	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 3	41-43
12:37	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 3 of 3	42-43
12:25		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
12:23		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
12:20		Jace Carter personal foul
12:01	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	44-43
11:45		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
11:43		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
11:22		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
11:22		TV timeout
11:22	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-43
11:22	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
11:06	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	46-45
10:44		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
10:42		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
10:34		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
10:32		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
10:20		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
10:18		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point layup	48-45
10:03	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	48-47
9:43		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
9:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:32		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
9:30		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
9:30		Cade Phillips personal foul
9:30		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
9:21		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-48
9:21	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-49
8:57		Henry Coleman III personal foul
8:46		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
8:44		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)	48-51
7:58		TV timeout
7:56	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	51-51
7:29		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
7:27		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
7:02		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
7:00		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
6:57		Jahmai Mashack misses two point layup
6:55		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
6:52	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup	53-51
6:45		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:45		TV timeout
6:31		Chaz Lanier shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-52
6:31	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-53
6:14	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup	55-53
6:00		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-54
6:00	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-55
5:52		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
5:50		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
5:31		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:29		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
5:21		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
5:19		Aggies offensive rebound
5:18		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
5:07		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-55
5:07	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-55
4:56		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
4:54		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
4:37		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-56
4:37	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-57
4:19	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	60-57
3:55	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	60-59
3:32	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	63-59
3:24		Jahmai Mashack shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:24		TV timeout
3:24	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 3	63-60
3:24	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-61
3:24	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-62
3:03		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
3:03	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
2:54		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
2:29	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	68-62
2:15	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	68-64
1:50		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
1:50		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
1:37		Jordan Gainey shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
1:37		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-65
1:17		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
1:15		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
1:09		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:05		Zakai Zeigler blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot
1:03		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
1:00		Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
1:00	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
0:55	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	70-67
0:51		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:51	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:47	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	72-69
0:47		Volunteers 30 second timeout
0:23		Volunteers 30 second timeout
0:21	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Jordan Gainey assists)	75-69
0:18		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
0:16		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
0:12		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
0:12	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-69
0:07		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
0:05		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Gainey defensive rebound