TENNESSEE 74, LSU 69: Jarnell Stokes scored a career-high 18 points and the host Volunteers held the Tigers to two field goals in overtime in a battle of NCAA Tournament bubble teams.

Tennessee (17-13, 9-6 SEC) trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half and 11 at halftime. The Volunteers answered with an 11-2 outburst in the first four minutes of the second stanza, and didn't take their first lead until Cameron Tatum’s 3-pointer opened the scoring in the extra session.

LSU (17-12, 7-8 SEC) missed four field goals and a free throw in the final two minutes of regulation, and fell into an insurmountable 72-66 hole with less than a minute to go in overtime.

Justin Hamilton’s 17 points led LSU, which has lost consecutive games for the first time since ending January in a three-game slide.

The Volunteers, picked to finish 11th in the SEC preseason poll, clinched a winning record in SEC play and can still finish as high as second pending the outcomes of this weekend's games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee now has won three straight and eight of its past 10. … Jeronne Maymon, the Volunteers’ top scorer and rebounder in league play, was scoreless at the half but finished with 14. … The Volunteers’ Trae Golden also scored 14 points. … Tennessee attempted zero free throws and failed to grab an offensive board in the first half. … Anthony Hickey (12 points) and Johnny O’Bryant (11) also reached double figures for LSU. … Rarely used reserve Chris Bass got the start for the Tigers, as they held their senior night festivities.