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Dalton Knecht’s game-high 24 points assisted lead the No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers to a 82-75 win over the No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I guys’s basketball competition on Friday night.
Tennessee utilized an 18-0 2nd half go to turn a 39-37 deficit into a 55-39 lead in a 4:48 period. Knecht published 6 points and 4 helps throughout that run.
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Creighton stormed back, however, and cut the cause 3 points on a set of events (62-59 with 6:02 left, and 65-62 with 4:44 staying).
Knecht reacted with a made three-pointer each time, putting Tennessee back up 6.
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Creighton definitely had its possibilities down the stretch however turned up empty on 3 straight positions with ball game 68-64 in the Vols’ favor.
The very first of those belongings ended when a Steven Ashworth pass appeared to go off Knecht’s fingertips before going out-of-bounds. The refs called it out on Creighton, however, and the Vols got the ball back.
Tennessee ultimately broke through with a Tobe Awaka three-poin