Tennessee coach Rick Barnes benched senior sharpshooter Chaz Lanier in a game against Texas for not doing what Barnes said he's "getting paid to do" -- taking open shot

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 6 Tennessee beat No. 7 Texas A&M 77-69 to improve to 22-5 on the season and 9-5 in conference play. Tennessee won five of its last six games. Chaz Lanier shot lights out vs. the Aggies. The North Florida transfer scored a season-high 30 points and shot 8 of 13 from three-point range, 22 came in the first half.

Chaz Lanier scored 30 points and Zakai Zeigler added 16 that included a crucial late 3-pointer as No. 6 Tennessee outlasted No. 7 Texas A&M 77-69 in a key Southeastern Conference game on Saturday in College Station,