Jahmai Mashack sat a few seats away, his face in his hands and his body shaking as he mourned Tennessee falling a game shy of a Final Four. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

This loss marked the end of multiple senior careers, including Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack, who came into the program together four years ago. The loss to the Cougars will sting for a while. At ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler buried his head into Rick Barnes’ chest. The Tennessee basketball guard wrapped his arms around the coach who changed his life. Zeigler told Barnes he was sorry ...

Jahmai Mashack sat a few seats away, his face in his hands and his body shaking as he mourned Tennessee falling a game shy of a Final Four. An era ended Sunday — and it is an era that should be ...

The Tennessee Volunteers' 19-point loss to the Houston Cougars in the Elite Eight has the men's basketball program still searching for a Final Four appearance. It was hard for college basketball ...

Houston opened on a 4-0 run. Jahmai Mashack scored the Vols' first points of the game. Houston went on a 6-0 run to lead 15-4 with 11:37 left in the first half. Tennessee struggled to score early ...

The Houston Cougars, in resounding fashion after a blowout of Tennessee in the Midwest Region final, are heading to the seventh Final Four in program history. Up next is Duke in the national ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Gas up the car, the Houston Cougars are headed back to the Final Four. The top-seeded Cougars used a suffocating defense to beat No. 2 seed Tennessee 69-50 in the Midwest Region ...

No matter how well their opponents play defensively, players like L.J. Cryer, Emanuel Sharp and Milos Uzan for Houston and Zakai Ziegler, Jahmai Mashack and Chaz Lanier for Tennesse are going to ...

Three of the four finalists for national defensive player of the year — Tugler, Zeigler and the Vols' Jahmai Mashack — will be on the court Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Houston will try for ...