National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
Where: Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Tom Eades, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance: N/A
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