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DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht had 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, and Tennessee moved within a victory of its first trip to the Final Four, beating Creighton 82-75 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night. When Tennessee lost last year in the regional semifinals for the second straight season, Knecht was at Northern Colorado and Zeigler was out with a torn knee ligament. The Bluejays advanced to the second weekend of the tournament with a rout of Akron and a double-overtime win over Oregon. Tennessee: Barnes had his team prepared and made sound adjustments, but he needs another win to quiet his critics. UP NEXTThe Vols will play in front of a pro-Boilermakers crowd when Purdue tries to make its first Final Four since 1980.

Persons: — Dalton Knecht, Creighton, Zakai Zeigler, Knecht, Zeigler, Rick Barnes, Baylor Scheierman, Steven Ashworth, Ryan Kalkbrenner, . Tennessee, Greg McDermott, Scheierman, Tobe Awaka, Saint Peter’s, Larry Johnson, pesky, didn’t, Barnes Organizations: DETROIT, Volunteers, Tennessee, Northern Colorado, Vols, Michigan State, Purdue, Gonzaga, Midwest, Baylor, America, Oregon, Northeastern Junior College, San, Boilermakers, ___ Locations: Tennessee, ., . Tennessee, Texas, Akron, Northern, San Diego State

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ta'Lon Cooper hit a critical 3-pointer with 40 seconds left and scored 18 points, and B.J. Myles Stute scored 13 points for the Gamecocks (18-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference), who have beaten the conference's two highest-ranked teams. South Carolina led by three points with 30 seconds left when Stute hit two free throws. Stute hit two more free throws with 4 seconds left to seal the win. Tennessee shot 36% (21 for 58) from the field and 24% (5 for 21) from 3-point distance.

Persons: — Ta'Lon Cooper, Mack, Myles Stute, Dalton Knecht, Santiago Vescovi, Stute, Knecht, Cooper, Lamont Paris, Vescovi, …, ___ Organizations: Gamecocks, Conference, Volunteers, Tennessee, Vols, NEXT, Bulldogs, AP Locations: KNOXVILLE, Tenn, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Carolina, Georgia

HONOLULU (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. Subsequently, there were 78 free throws attempted; Purdue shot 29 of 48 from the line, while Tennessee went 21 of 30. Political Cartoons View All 1262 ImagesThe Boilermakers shot 19 of 54 from the field (35.2%), while the Volunteers were 19 of 57 (33.3%). That led to 19 second-chance points for the Boilermakers, who held the edge over the Volunteers in points in the paint, 28-18. Purdue returns all five starters from a year ago, including Edey, the reigning AP National Player of the Year.

Persons: — Fletcher Loyer, Zach Edey, Rick Barnes, Loyer, Edey, “, Rick, Barnes, ”, Matt Painter, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht, Jordan Gainey, ” Barnes, Santiago Vescovi's, Gonzaga, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Maui, Boilermakers, Volunteers, ” Purdue, Edey, SEC, Kansas, Atlantis, AP, Monday, Tennessee Locations: HONOLULU, Tennessee, . Tennessee, Kansas, Marquette

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