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Knoxville, Tenn.

Kenny Williams sank a 3-pointer to put North Carolina ahead for good with 35 seconds left as the seventh-ranked Tar Heels rallied past No. 20 Tennessee 78-73 Sunday.

North Carolina (10-1) capitalized on a 9-0 run in the final minute to win for the fifth straight time and ended Thompson-Boling Arena's hex on defending national champions.

Tennessee (7-2) had won each of the last five times it had hosted a defending national champ, a string that included wins over UConn (in January 2012), Florida (February 2007 and February 2008) and Kentucky (February 1999 and February 2013).

Joel Berry II scored a game-high 21 points for North Carolina. Williams and Luke Maye added 15 each.

Tennessee led by as many as nine points in the second half and was ahead 70-67 before North Carolina took control down the stretch.

Grant Williams scored 15 to lead the Vols. James Daniel III had 14, Jordan Bowden 12 and Jordan Bone and Admiral Schofield each added 10.

Arizona State 76, Vanderbilt 64: Tra Holder scored 25 points, Shannon Evans II added 15 and No. 5 Arizona State overcame a dismal start. The Sun Devils (10-0) fell into a 13-0 hole as they tossed balls out of bounds and directly to the Commodores. But they got rolling with a 26-3 run. Mickey Mitchell had 13 rebounds off the bench. Saben Lee had 24 points to lead Vanderbilt, which shot 4 of 30 from 3-point range.

Baylor 118, Savannah State 86: Jo-Lual Acuil had career highs with 31 points and 20 rebounds for No. 21 Baylor. Manu Lecomte added 25 points, King McClure had 19, Nuni Omot 18, and Mark Vital 12. Dexter McClananahan led Savannah State with 22 points, and Austin Dasent had 18. The Bears (9-2) led by as many as 31 during a first half in which they shot 62 percent.