In brief: Southern Cal pulls off upset of Tennessee

Men’s basketball: Maurice Jones scored 15 points and Southern California (7-5) survived a late run by No. 19 Tennessee to beat the Volunteers 65-64 on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tobias Harris, who led the Vols (7-3) with 14 points, got a deep 3-point shot off as time expired, but it bounced away.

Tennessee committed 18 turnovers, including 11 in the first half, which led to 27 points for Southern Cal.

• Rebels surprise Wildcats: Tre’Von Willis scored 16 points and Oscar Bellfield hit a key 3-pointer in the final 70 seconds, leading UNLV (11-2) to a 63-59 victory over No. 11 Kansas State (9-3), which had its two best players suspended shortly before the game.

In a statement, Kansas State said preseason All-America guard Jacob Pullen and senior forward Curtis Kelly were being punished for receiving impermissible benefits in connection with the purchase of clothing at a local department store.

Thomas, Blue Devils edge Musketeers

Women’s basketball: Jasmine Thomas made the second of two free throws with 2 1/2 seconds to play, then flew down the court to block a breakaway layup at the buzzer and preserve No. 3 Duke’s 46-45 win over No. 4 Xavier (10-1) in Durham, N.C.

Thomas led the Blue Devils (12-0) with 16 points, while Krystal Thomas added 10 points and eight rebounds.

• Arizona State knocks off No. 16 DePaul: Tenaya Watson had 25 points, Dymond Simon had 24 points and seven assists, and Arizona State (8-2) knocked off No. 16 DePaul (13-2) 79-66 for its biggest win of the season.

Mavericks overcome Howard’s big night

NBA: Caron Butler scored 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 17 and the Dallas Mavericks toppled the Orlando Magic 105-99 in Orlando, Fla.

This one came despite a monster night for Dwight Howard, who had 26 points and 23 rebounds but received little help from his Magic teammates.

• Rockets ask for exception on Yao: The Houston Rockets have asked for a disabled player salary cap exception in the wake of Yao Ming’s season-ending ankle injury.

Yao appeared in only five games this year after missing all of last season following reconstructive foot surgery.

• Clippers lose Smith: Clippers forward Craig Smith will miss at least two weeks with a herniated disc in his lower back.

Benn leads surging Stars over Canadiens

NHL: Jamie Benn scored a short-handed goal, Brad Richards added a power-play tally, and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in Dallas.

Stephane Robidas had three assists, and Kari Lehtonen made 28 saves to help Dallas improve to 11-2-2 in its last 15.

Kelly named AP Coach of the Year

College football: Oregon’s Chip Kelly has been voted AP Coach of the Year after leading the second-ranked Ducks to an undefeated record and a spot in the BCS national championship game in just his second season as the team’s leader.

Kelly received 24 of 55 votes from the AP football poll panel to beat out his title game counterpart, Gene Chizik of Auburn, who had 17 votes.

Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh was third with five votes.

Pacquiao, Mosley bout set for May

Miscellany: Manny Pacquiao plans to fight Sugar Shane Mosley in his next bout May 7 in Las Vegas.

Promoter Bob Arum told the AP that the deal will be done after Mosley’s lawyers approve the final paperwork for the welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

• Bengals put Owens on injured reserve: The Cincinnati Bengals placed Terrell Owens on season-ending injured reserve a day after the receiver had surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee.

He finishes the season with 72 catches for 983 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns.

• Yankees find lower luxury tax: The Yankees have been hit with an $18 million luxury tax, down from $26 million last season, on their major league-leading payroll.

• State of Preakness up in air: The future of the Preakness at Pimlico is in doubt after a vote by Maryland’s racing commission.

The board voted to reject a proposal by the owners of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park to conduct live racing next year, meaning there won’t be horse racing at either track next year without an agreement.