Wayne Chism scored 20 points and No. 14 Tennessee kept LSU winless in the Southeastern Conference with a 59-54 victory Thursday night.
Tennessee (17-4, 5-2) weathered a late rally by the Tigers (9-13, 0-8) after leading 51-37 lead with eight minutes to play. The Volunteers made two field goals the rest of the way.
Bo Spencer scored nine points as the Tigers pulled to 55-54 with 17 seconds remaining.
Bobby Maze sank two foul shots with 16 seconds left to give the Volunteers (5-2, 17-4) a three-point advantage.
Tasmin Mitchell missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining for LSU. Scotty Hopson then clinched the victory with two foul shots for the Vols.
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