Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads Tennessee to rout of Mississippi State

Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half and Nate Ament had eight of his 16 points in the closing five minutes to lead the visiting Tennessee Volunteers to a 73-64 victory Wednesday night over Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.

Josh Hubbard paced Mississippi State, which never led in the game, with 31 points on 13-of-24 shooting.

Gillespie scored the first seven points for the Volunteers (17-7, 7-4 SEC) to open the second half and Ament had two...