Things didn't look great for
Scotty Hopson scored 19 points, and Tennessee rallied from 11 points down in the second half to upset No. 18 Vanderbilt 60-51 on Tuesday night and sweep the season series from its instate rival.
Melvin Goins scored 15 points, and Tobias Harris had 10 for the Vols.
The Commodores (20-7, 8-5) snapped a five-game winning streak. John Jenkins, the SEC's leading scorer, had 11 points for Vanderbilt, two in the second half. Festus Ezeli had 11 points before fouling out, and Steve Tchiengang, who fouled out, scored all of his 10 points in the first half.
No. 2 Ohio State 89,
David Lighty scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and William Buford had all 17 of his in the first to lead No. 2 Ohio State past Illinois 89-70 on Tuesday night, an impressive bounce-back game after two recent losses for the Buckeyes.
No. 5
Jordan Hamilton broke out of a two-game shooting slump with 20 points and No. 5 Texas rebounded from its first loss in a month with a 76-53 rout of Iowa State.
No. 16 Louisville 55, Rutgers 37
Preston Knowles hit three 3-pointers in a game-opening 17-2 run that carried No. 16 Louisville to a 55-37 victory against Rutgers on Tuesday night.
No. 25 Xavier 100,
Jeff Robinson scored a career-high 22 points in his first start in 19 games and No. 25 Xavier rolled to a 100-62 victory against