ZAKAI ZEIGLER

Since yielding 80 points in a 10-point victory over Texas A&M in Knoxville on Feb. 1, the Vols have held 10 of 12 SEC opponents under 65. 15 Arkansas to reach its first SEC Tournament final, with 13 points. Tennessee: The Volunteers won the SEC Tournament for the fifth time overall. UP NEXTTexas A&M: With three wins in the SEC Tournament, the Aggies likely ensured their season continues in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee: NCAA Tournament as a possible No.

Santiago Vescovi scored 17 points and Josiah-Jordan James had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help ninth-ranked Tennessee beat Texas A&M 65-50 to claim its first men’s SEC basketball tournament title in 43 years.

Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years.

His foul shot with 14 seconds left made it 77-74. After Arkansas' JD Notae had an open 3-pointer rim out with 10 seconds to go, Zeigler made a free throw to clinch it. Ummude followed with a 3-pointer and Notae's pair of free throws with 2:05 to play cut it to 73-70. With 56 seconds left, Notae made two more foul shots to get the Razorbacks within 74-72. Tennessee: Zeigler went into the game having made 55 of 61 free throws (.902) in SEC games to lead the league.

Freshman guard Zakai Zeigler, whose family was left homeless by a fire in New York City last weekend, made two key free throws in the final seconds to help No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 Arkansas 78-74.

Auburn Tennessee Basketball Auburn forward Jabari Smith (10) works for a shot as he is defended by Auburn guard K.D. Johnson had 18 points as Auburn lost on the road for the third straight time. Tennessee led by 10 with 2 minutes left in the game, but Auburn chipped away at the lead. Tennessee had a four-minute scoreless stretch in the first half when Auburn turned a six-point deficit into a seven-point lead. Tennessee: Coach Rick Barnes is still working to get youngsters Jonas Aidoo and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield in the regular rotation at power forward.

Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 67-62 victory over No. 3 Auburn.