Even in the middle of an undefeated start when top-ranked Tennessee had throttled anyone who happened to get in its way, Zakai Zeigler had stayed on the floor for all but 30 plays against top-100 teams this season.

The play that Tennessee basketball ran for Jordan Gainey's winning layup dates to 1980, when Rick Barnes consulted a legendary high school coach.

Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois 66-64

No. 1 Tennessee survived an upset bid from Illinois after guard Jordan Gainey made a layup at the buzzer to give his team a 66-64 win. Illinois guard Kasparas Jakučionis made his second free-throw attempt to tie the game at 64 with less than six seconds left before Gainey raced down the floor to end the game in dramatic fashion.

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

Jordan Gainey scored 23 points to lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 win at Illinois to move to 10-0 this season.

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 lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 nonconference victory over Illinois before a sellout crowd Saturday afternoon in Champaign,

Jordan Gainey wasn't going to let that happen, as he hit a layup at the buzzer, and Tennessee escaped an upset bid from Illinois with a 66-64 victory.

The play that Tennessee basketball ran for Jordan Gainey's game-winning layup at Illinois dates back to Rick Barnes at George Mason in 1980.