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LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Wisconsin jumped out to a big early lead, only to see Tennessee put together two runs to take the lead.The Badgers are a veteran team, though, and they managed to keep their calm during the Vols storm.Bronson Koenig scored 21 points, Nigel Hayes had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 16 Wisconsin opened the Maui Invitational with a 74-62 win over Tennessee on Monday.I like how hard they played, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. I didnt think they flinched when Tennessee made a run, which we knew they would do. Theres a lot of things we would take from this. This is what makes this tournament is that you see good competition three days in a row, and youve got to continue to improve from game to game.Wisconsin (3-1) built its big early lead behind good shooting and rallied after Tennessee made two runs to take the lead early in the second half. Hayes hit a couple of big 3-pointers and the Badgers pulled away late to earn a spot in the second round against Georgetown on Tuesday.Wisconsin, in its third Maui Invitational, shot 56 percent and used its size advantage inside to pull down 11 more rebounds. Ethan Happ added 16 points for the Badgers.Its early in the year and it was a good test for us, and its just kind of showed us what we need to work on, said Koenig, who made 9 of 15 shots. We need to slow down not let them speed us up. And play at our pace and control the tempo more so.Tennessee (1-2) trailed by 17 midway through the first half before finding its footing in Maui. The Vols had a pair of 10-0 runs yet were unable to sustain their momentum after Wisconsin answered.Shembari Phillips led Tennessee with 16 points, and Detrick Mostella and Robert Hubbs III had 12 each.I thought that, as you would expect, so many young guys coming out, we were a little bit jumpy at the start of the game, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. I thought they showed some terrific mental toughness fighting back into it and against an experienced team.Wisconsin fell into an 8-0 hole before pulling away from Chicago State in its last game, but it had no trouble with a slow start against Tennessee. The Badgers hit their first five shots to open the game with a 12-0 run and led by 17 at one point.The young Vols began to take advantage of their athleticism after those early struggles, using a 10-0 run midway through to pull within 40-32 by halftime.They kept it going to open the second half, scoring the first 10 points to take a 42-40 lead.Tennessee used its pressure to create opportunities during both runs but didnt have an answer when Wisconsin turned up its defensive pressure.The Badgers took control after the Vols second run, pulling away as the mostly pro-Wisconsin crowd filled tiny Lahaina Civic Center with roars.Weve got to learn how to finish, learn how to sustain a lead and well be all right, Phillips said. This will help us in the long run.BIG PICTURETennessee showed some poise in rallying from a 17-point deficit and flashed its athleticism to keep up with the Badgers. Theres still some work to do defensively and with cohesiveness on the offensive end.Wisconsin had some trouble with Tennessees depth and athletic young players but shot well and was solid defensively.BONES FOOTTennessee freshman guard Jordan Bone has been nursing a sore foot and tried to give it a go against Wisconsin. It didnt last long. Bone was limited to seven minutes, missing both his shots.WISCONSIN TURNOVERSWisconsin has been one of the nations best teams at protecting the ball and should be good again this season with such a veteran team.But the Badgers had trouble with Tennessees quickness when the Vols turned up the defensive pressure, leading to 18 turnovers.It has to be reduced drastically. We know it, Gard said. Well continue to work on it. 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Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. White Sox Jerseys 2019 . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Its deja vu all over again for the Tennessee Titans, who are starting out 1/3 for a third straight season and fourth in the past five years.Even with a new coach, they are struggling to clean up penalties and turnovers that have cost them in back-to-back losses. The latest mistakes cost special teams coordinator Bobby April his job on Monday, a day after his unit gave up 10 points in a 27-20 loss at Houston.Coach Mike Mularkey said he just didnt see improvement out of special teams before deciding to fire an assistant who worked for him in Buffalo in 2004-05. Mularkey spoke with Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk on Sunday night and says he isnt worried about his own job security.He also insists the Titans are better.Were very close. I know people are tired of hearing that, Im tired of saying it. But its a fact, Mularkey said.Theres a few plays, four to five plays a game, that have made a difference in the outcome of these games. I know in the past two years if we had been down 14 points in Houston, that would not have been a pretty outcome. And this team is competing with every team that weve played and had a chance to win every game we played. Weve got to find a way to win.The Titans came into this season expecting a turnaround behind a new general manager with Mularkey fully in charge, having been given the job permanently in January along with 23 new players on the roster. Now a month into the season, they are on the same track that wound up costing Ken Whisenhunt his coaching job after a 1-6 start.Linebacker Derrick Morgan sees a difference in this team from previous squads, especially in how the Titans responded when falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter in Houston.In years past, we more than likely wouldve folded in that situation, Morgan said. But I think we did a great job battling back and tying it up and actually making it a four-quarter game. ... We still lost the game, but you can kind oof see incremental improvements in the team.ddddddddddddThe Titans have had the ball late in each of the last two losses with a chance to either force overtime or go for a 2-point conversion and the win. But theyve put themselves in catch-up mode with too many mistakes.The second-least penalized team in the NFL last season, the Titans have been flagged for 19 penalties for 163 yards combined the past two games. A penalty for 12 men on the field at the end of the first half turned a punt by Houston into a 45-yard field goal and a 20-17 halftime lead for the Texans.The Titans also gave up a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the third quarter that decided the game, which certainly didnt help April. Steve Hoffman, who is in his fourth season as an assistant with Tennessee and his 27th in the NFL, will take over special teams.Tennessees losses have come against teams with a combined 9-2 record in Minnesota, Oakland and Houston. The schedule for the rest of October gives the Titans a much more even playing field against opponents who are 3-13 combined. They visit Miami (1-3) on Sunday before hosting Cleveland (0-4), Indianapolis (1-3) and Jacksonville (1-3).Weve got to find a way to win, and weve got to find a way to cut down on critical mistakes at crucial times in the game and just play a complete game, Morgan said. Right now each phase is taking a turn at coming up short.Game notes Mularkey said DL Al Woods will miss up to a month after pulling a calf muscle at Houston. S DaNorris Searcy will be held out of practice Wednesday but may have a chance to return. ... The Titans signed NT Antwaun Woods to the practice squad and released WR Jordan Leslie.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFLFollow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker ' ' '