PJ Washington scored 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 19 and No.?5 Kentucky upset No.?1 Tennessee 86-69 Saturday night in Lexington, Ky., to end the Volunteers’ 19-game winning streak.

The Wildcats used a 25-7 surge for a 62-38 lead, providing a cushion that withstood the Volunteers’ 13-0 spurt that cut the advantage in half. Kentucky maintained a double-digit lead to win the highly anticipated matchup.

Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) also avoided a second consecutive SEC loss to stay within reach of co-leader Tennessee (23-2, 11-1), which hadn’t lost since Nov. 23 to No. 2 Kansas.

Washington scored Kentucky’s first seven points and finished 9 of 12 from the field for his seventh 20-point effort in the past eight games. Jordan Bone had 19 points and Admiral Schofield 17 for the Volunteers.

Louisville survives: Five days after watching a 23-point second-half lead disappear, No.?16 Louisville found itself on the brink of another calamity.

The Cardinals beat visiting Clemson 56-55, but they led by seven with 17 seconds remaining, and the Tigers had two chances in the final seconds to walk off the court with a win.

Louisville snapped a two-game skid, but the final seconds stirred echoes of those games, including No.?2 Duke’s comeback Tuesday, in which the Cardinals (18-8, 9-4 ACC) saw double-digit second-half leads evaporate. It was also reminiscent of Virginia’s miracle last March, when the Cavaliers scored five points in the final 0.9 seconds to beat the Cardinals.

“Down the stretch again, we have to figure out ways to close games better,” first-year Louisville coach Chris Mack said.

Barrett’s triple threat: RJ Barrett had Duke’s first triple-double since Shelden Williams in 2006, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the No. 2 Blue Devils’ 94-78 victory over North Carolina State in Durham, N.C. Zion Williamson scored 32 for the Blue Devils (23-2, 11-1 ACC).