National Basketball Association
Arkansas 75, Tennessee 65
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 27, 2016
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Darron George, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
14413
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Dusty Hannahs scored 17 points to lead visiting Arkansas to a 75-65 victory over Tennessee on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Senior guard Anthlon Bell scored 16 points for Arkansas (15-14, 8-8 Southeastern Conference). Sophomore guard Anton Beard added 10 points.
Senior forward Armani Moore had 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for Tennessee (13-16, 6-10). Freshman forward Admiral Schofield had 15 points and nine rebounds and freshman guard Shembari Phillips scored 13 points.
Arkansas jumped out to a 17-10 lead on a jumper by freshman guard Jimmy Whitt, but Tennessee rallied to take a 24-23 lead on a free throw by Moore. The Razorbacks went up 34-27 with 3:27 to play in the opening period, but the Volunteers ended the half with a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to one.
Tennessee went up 37-34 early in the second half, but Arkansas scored seven of the next nine points to go up 41-39. The Razorbacks took a 55-47 lead on a three-point play by Beard and went up 60-49 on a layup by Whitt. The Volunteers got within seven with just over two minutes remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.
Top Game Performances
Arkansas |
|
Tennessee |
Dusty Hannahs 17 |
Scoring |
Armani Moore 17 |
Moses Kingsley 4 |
Assists |
Armani Moore 5 |
Moses Kingsley 8 |
Rebounds |
Armani Moore 11 |
Dusty Hannahs 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Armani Moore 5 |
Dusty Hannahs 2 |
Steals |
Admiral Schofield 1 |
Moses Kingsley 4 |
Blocks |
Kyle Alexander 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arkansas
|
75 |
48.1 |
9-19 |
16-23 |
13 |
30 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
Tennessee
|
65 |
38.5 |
4-21 |
11-14 |
13 |
42 |
4 |
2 |
11 |