Young's 25 leads Arkansas past Tennessee 73-60

Saturday, February 2, 2013

photo Tennessee's Jarnell Stokes (5) drives to the basket against Arkansas' Coty Carke (4) during the first half an NCAA college basketball game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - B.J. Young broke out of a recent shooting slump, scoring 23 points and Arkansas improved to 13-1 at home this season with a 73-60 win over Tennessee on Saturday.

Marshawn Powell added 12 points before fouling out for the Razorbacks, which suffered their only home loss this season against No. 6 Syracuse, and Hunter Mickelson finished with 10.

Young had 12 points in the first half for Arkansas (13-8, 4-4 SEC), which scored 27 points off 20 turnovers by the Volunteers. The sophomore's total was his most since scoring 26 points in a win over Northwestern State on Dec. 29.

Jarnell Stokes led Tennessee (11-9, 3-5) with 18 points, while Kenny Hall added 14 and Josh Richardson 11. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Volunteers.