Nate Ament goes off as Tennessee outlasts No. 17 Alabama, Charles Bediako

Freshman Nate Ament scored a career-high 29 points and collected seven rebounds to lead Tennessee to a solid 79-73 victory over No. 17 Alabama on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 24 points for his ninth 20-point outing of the season as the Volunteers (13-6, 3-3 SEC) defeated Alabama for the fifth consecutive time.

The contest was Tennessee's first as an unranked team since the completion of the 2020-21 season.

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