Tennessee men's basketball fell behind by 17 and stormed back behind an epic Tyreke Key performance Saturday against Missouri.

Then it was all for naught, a comeback discarded by an even more epic shot. Missouri's DeAndre Gholston buried a buzzer-beating heave from well behind the 3-point line to hand Tennessee its second straight loss on a buzzer-beating three.

The No. 5 Vols fell 86-85 to the Tigers after losing 66-65 at Vanderbilt on a corner 3-pointer Wednesday.

Santiago Vescovi missed a free throw with 4.1 seconds to play with UT (19-6, 8-4 SEC) ahead 85-83. Tobe Awaka committed a lane violation, a turnover giving the ball to Missouri (19-6, 7-5). Gholston dribbled through the defense and chucked the game-winner in. Vescovi missed the front end of a one-and-one at Vanderbilt prior to its game-winning shot.

Key had 23 points for Tennessee (20-5, 9-3 SEC) with a season-high five 3-pointers against the Tigers (18-7, 6-6). 

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