Tennessee Volunteers Hold Off Arkansas, 74-68

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Tennessee forward Tobias Harris (12) goes to the hoop with pressure from Arkansas forward Michael Sanchez (31) as Tennessee center Brian Williams (33) looks on during the first half of a game in the SEC tournament in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

ATLANTA (AP) - Freshman Tobias Harris scored 20 points and Tennessee recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat Arkansas 74-68 on Thursday night in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Tennessee (19-13) bolstered its NCAA tournament case after losing six of its last nine games in the regular season.

The Vols led by 16 at 68-52 before Arkansas (18-13) made things interesting with a 16-0 run to pull even at 68-68 with 2:08 remaining.

Brian Williams scored for Tennessee with 54 seconds remaining to end the Razorbacks' run. The Vols then forced a turnover by Julysses Nobles, and Harris hit two free throws after he was fouled by Nobles.

Rotnei Clarke had 18 points for Arkansas. Delvon Johnson had 15 points and eight rebounds for Arkansas.

Melvin Goins had 12 points for the Vols, including two free throws in the final seconds to ice the game.

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