| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 KU | 34 | 47 | 81 |
 TENN | 41 | 35 | 76 |
Game Leaders
Nate Ament
· F
Jaylen Carey
· F
Melvin Council Jr.
· G
Melvin Council Jr.
· G
Team Stats
24-57FG26-63
42Field Goal %41
7-173PT7-25
41Three Point %28
26-30FT17-22
87Free Throw %77
37Rebounds36
10Offensive Rebounds12
27Defensive Rebounds24
12Assists13
3Steals9
8Blocks4
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:00
Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Jumper.
0:04
Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
0:04
Jaylen Carey subbing in for Tennessee
0:04
Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee
0:04
Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
0:04
Foul on Bishop Boswell.
0:05
Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee
0:05
Jaylen Carey subbing out for Tennessee
0:05
Tennessee Timeout
0:05
Jaylen Carey made Layup.
0:05
Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
0:05
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
0:14
Bryson Tiller made Free Throw.
0:14
Bryson Tiller made Free Throw.
0:14
Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
0:15
Kansas Timeout
0:20
Jamari McDowell Steal.
0:20
Ja'Kobi Gillespie Turnover.
0:23
Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
0:23
Bryson Tiller Turnover.
0:29
Jamari McDowell Block.
0:29
Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
0:29
Bishop Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
0:37
Flory Bidunga made Free Throw.
0:37
Jaylen Carey subbing in for Tennessee
0:37
Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee
0:37
Flory Bidunga made Free Throw.
0:37
Foul on Cade Phillips.
0:40
Kansas Timeout
0:56
Bishop Boswell made Free Throw.
0:56
Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee
0:56
Jaylen Carey subbing out for Tennessee
0:56
Bishop Boswell made Free Throw.
0:56
Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
1:12
Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
1:14
Melvin Council Jr. missed Layup.
1:43
Jaylen Carey made Layup.
1:44
Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
1:48
Flory Bidunga Block.
1:48
Nate Ament missed Jumper.
2:02
Bryson Tiller made Free Throw.
2:02
Bryson Tiller made Free Throw.
2:02
Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
2:22
Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
2:24
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
2:41
Flory Bidunga made Free Throw.
2:41
Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
2:41
Flory Bidunga missed Free Throw.
Kansas deals No. 17 Tennessee its 1st loss, 81-76 in 3rd-place game at Players Era Championship
— Melvin Council Jr. and Elmarko Jackson each scored 17 points and Kansas defeated previously unbeaten No. 17 Tennessee 81-76 in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday night.
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