National Basketball Association
Tennessee 74, Arkansas 68
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Tom Eades, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Tennessee likely secured its spot in the NCAA tournament by squeaking past Arkansas 74-68 on Thursday in the first round of the SEC tournament in Atlanta.
Freshman Tobias Harris scored 20 points for the Volunteers (19-13), who will face Florida (24-6) in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Tennessee, which has played one of the nation’s toughest schedules, blew a 16-point, second-half lead as the Razorbacks stormed back behind Rotnei Clarke's 18 points.
Arkansas tied it at 68 with 2:08 remaining, but Brian Williams, the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year, put the Vols ahead for good on a layup with 50 seconds to go.
Harris assisted on the layup to cap an outstanding performance in which he was 7 for 13 from the field. Williams had nine points and eight rebounds.
Delvon Johnson had 15 points and eight rebounds for Arkansas (18-13).
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas |
|
Tennessee |
|
Rotnei Clarke 18 |
Scoring |
Tobias Harris 20 |
|
Rotnei Clarke 5 |
Assists |
Cameron Tatum 3 |
|
Delvon Johnson 8 |
Rebounds |
Brian Williams 8 |
|
Rotnei Clarke 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tobias Harris 5 |
|
Michael Sanchez 2 |
Steals |
Melvin Goins 3 |
|
Glenn Bryant 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Tatum 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas
|
68 |
45.7 |
8-25 |
18-25 |
12 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Tennessee
|
74 |
48.4 |
2-15 |
12-16 |
10 |
29 |
3 |
8 |
|
