Santiago Vescovi scored 16 points and Uros Plavsic added 12 as No. 24 Tennessee defeated No. 13 LSU 64–50 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. Vescovi made 5 of 11 3-pointers, which were his only field-goal attempts, and the Volunteers (13–5, 4–3 SEC) finished 10 of 28 on 3-pointers. Tari Eason scored 16 before fouling out with four minutes remaining, Brandon Murray added 15 points and Eric Gaines scored 10 to lead the Tigers (15–4, 3–4), who lost their third straight game and had their lowest-scoring output of the season. LSU, which defeated Tennessee 79–67 on Jan. 8 in Baton Rouge, La., shot 38.9 percent from the floor, including 21.1 percent on 3-pointers. No. 2 Auburn 80, No. 12 Kentucky 71 Walker Kessler rattled the rim with seven slam dunks on his way to scoring 19 points as he powered the Tigers to a home victory over the Wildcats. In winning …