No. 5 Tennessee defeated No. 6 Alabama 79-76 Saturday on a dramatic last-second 3-pointer by Jahmai Mashack at the buzzer. With 3.9 seconds remaining, the Volunteers in-bounded the ball to Mashack, who took a few dribbles and pulled up from just inside the half-court line to give UT its biggest win of the season.

Jahmai Mashack raced up the court and hit a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc at the buzzer to give No. 5 Tennessee a 79-76 victory over No. 6 Alabama on Saturday.

An NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed to the winner? ESPN’s broadcast crew — which, gloriously, included Dick Vitale after another win over cancer — may have overhyped and oversimplified a bit. Still, it was major,