KNOXVILLE – Another slow start. Another second-half deficit.
But not another loss.
The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team avoided its first three-game losing streak in three seasons Wednesday night. The Volunteers used a key second-half run to outlast Georgia 69-60 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
UT (19-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) avoided falling down toward the NCAA tournament bubble, while Georgia (11-13, 3-8) missed a great chance to vault itself into NCAA bubble contention by squandering yet another late lead.
“That was a big, big win,” Vols coach Bruce Pearl said. “There’s been a lot of pressure on the kids, knowing the schedule, and how we have just a few home games left and a tough road ahead. It was a very gutsy win, under very, very adverse circumstances.”