SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Freshman Nate Kingz scored a career-high 19 points, William Kyle III made a go-ahead free throw with 13.8 seconds left, and Syracuse held off No. 13 Tennessee 62-60 on Tuesday night.

J.J. Starling hit a 3-pointer and a short jumper to give the Orange (5-3) a 60-56 lead with 2:05 remaining. But jumpers by Jaylen Carey and Bishop Boswell tied it at 60-all with 38 seconds to go.

Kyle, who had six blocks, was fouled by Boswell on Syracuse’s next possession. He missed his first attempt but made the second. Sadiq White added a free throw to close out the scoring and hand the Vols (7-2) their second consecutive loss.

After losing to then-No. 3 Houston, Kansas and No. 15 Iowa State last week at the Players Era tournament, the Orange badly needed a win against a quality opponent

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