Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points, lifting No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 victory over Illinois on Saturday in Champaign.

After Illinois tied the game at 64 on the second of two free throws by Kasparas Jakucionis with 5.7 seconds left, Gainey took control. The senior guard inbounded the ball to Igor Milicic Jr., got it back and raced three-quarters the length of the court and scored over Jakucionis as time ran out.

Chaz Lanier scored 17 points for Tennessee (10-0) before fouling out with 3:42 left. Milicic had 14 rebounds and a key steal and dunk with 1:32 remaining that put the Vols up 64-62.

Tennessee has won its first 10 games in a season for the first time in 25 years.

Jakucionis scored 22 points for Illinois (7-3). Tre White had 11 points and Kylan Boswell and Will Riley added 10 apiece.

The Illini fell to 3-23 all time versus No. 1-ranked teams.

Tennessee led 31-30 at halftime and finished 20 of 28 from the line. Illinois hit 30 of 36 free-throw tries.

DePaul 91, Wichita State 72: Jacob Meyer scored 23 points, and the Blue Demons used a big second half to erase a five-point halftime deficit at Wintrust Arena on Saturday

CJ Gunn made 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and Isaiah Rivera added 17 points and seven rebounds for DePaul (8-2). Meyer shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 7-for-7 from the line.

The Blue Demons shot 51.6% (32-for-62) overall and 51.5% (17-for-33) from 3-point range. They trailed 47-42 at the break but used a 15-1 second-half run to take control, outscoring the Shockers 49-25 in the final 20 minutes.