Chaz Lanier made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points as No. 8 Tennessee recorded a 64-44 victory over No. 5 Florida on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference showdown in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee basketball's Chaz Lanier broke out late in his high school career at Ensworth in Nashville and now he's following a similar path in college.

Shorthanded No. 8 Tennessee took down No. 5 Florida on Saturday, 64-44, despite being down two starters to improve to 18-4.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chaz Lanier scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Jordan Gainey added 16 points in his first start of the season as undermanned, injury-ravaged eighth-ranked Tennessee suffocated fifth-ranked Florida’s high-powered offense and handed the Gators a 64-44 defeat Saturday.

No. 6 Tennessee bounced back in a big way from its heartbreaking loss to Vanderbilt with a 68-56 win over No. 14 Missippi State on a freezing-cold Tuesday night

Auburn extended its winning streak to 13 games with a win over No. Mississippi. Chad Baker-Mazara scored 18 points, Denver Jones added 16 and Miles Kelly 15 as the Tigers shot 14 for 28 from 3-point distance and 18 for 23 from the line — including six straight in the final minute to remain unbeaten in the Southeastern Conference.