Tennessee guard Lamonte Turner (1) attempts a shot over Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford (10) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Shawn Millsaps)
Tennessee guard Lamonte Turner (1) attempts a shot over Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford (10) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Shawn Millsaps) Credit: Shawn Millsaps

Knoxville, Tenn. — Lamonte’ Turner and Jordan Bowden combined to score 40 points off the bench, and No. 3 Tennessee whipped Arkansas, 106-87, on Tuesday night for its 11th consecutive victory.

Turner scored 21 points and hit 6 of 8 shots. Bowden was 6-of-7 shooting and 5 of 6 from 3-point range en route to 19 points, and Tennessee’s bench outscored Arkansas’ 50-23.

Tennessee last won 11 straight in the 2007-08 season. Tennessee (15-1, 4-0 SEC) is off to its fastest start since that 2007-08 campaign, when the Vols won 16 of their first 17.

Grant Williams scored 18 points for Tennessee and made all 14 of his free-throw attempts. Admiral Schofield scored all 17 of his points in the second half, and Kyle Alexander added 12 points.

No. 4 Virginia 8 No. 9 Virginia Tech 59

Charlottesville, Va. — De’Andre Hunter scored 21 points and Ty Jerome had 14 and a career-high 12 assists as Virginia started fast and routed Virginia Tech.

Kyle Guy added 15 points for the Cavaliers (16-0, 4-0 ACC, who never trailed in the first meeting of the programs in which both were ranked in the top 10. Virginia also remained one of two unbeaten teams in the country along with Michigan, which was idle.

No. 12 Kentucky 69Georgia 49

Athens, Ga. — Ashton Hagans silenced a hostile crowd by scoring a season-high 23 points, leading Kentucky over Georgia.

The Wildcats (13-3, 3-1 SEC) pulled away in the second half for their third straight victory.

Hagans, a freshman who initially committed to Georgia out of high school but wound up signing with Kentucky, was booed by the sellout crowd at Stegeman Coliseum each time he touched the ball.

No. 16 Buffalo 88Western Michigan 79

Kalamazoo, Mich. — Jeremy Harris had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Buffalo held off upset-minded Western Michigan.

Nick Perkins added 14 points for the Bulls (16-1, 4-0 Mid-American Conference), who trailed by 11 in the first half and struggled to shake free of WMU until the very end. Buffalo had won its first three MAC games by a combined 70 points.

Wake Forest 71No. 17 N.C. State 67

Winston-Salem, n.c. — Freshman Jaylen Hoard had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Wake Forest blew a 22-point lead before recovering in time to top No. 17 North Carolina State.

Graduate transfer Torry Johnson added 11 points for the Demon Deacons (8-8, 1-3 ACC). That included a critical jumper with 1:19 left in a one-point game, along with two free throws with 13.3 seconds left that helped the Demon Deacons (barely) survive a wild night in Winston-Salem.

No. 24 Mississippi State 71 Florida 68

Starkville, Miss. — Quinndary Weatherspoon converted a three-point play with 3.4 seconds left to lift Mississippi State over Florida.

Weatherspoon drove the lane and was fouled by Kevarrius Hayes while sinking the winning layup.

Lamar Peters scored all 16 of his points in the first half, and Tyson Carter added 12 for Mississippi State (13-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference).