The Fayetteville famine is over for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Jonas Aidoo scored 23 points, Dalton Knecht added 22 and Jordan Gainey had 17 as the No. 8 Vols routed Arkansas 92-63 for their first win inside Bud Walton Arena since Feb. 4, 2009. In halting seven consecutive road losses to the Razorbacks, the Vols improved to 18-6 overall and to 8-3 in Southeastern Conference play this season.
“The real good part is that we had a game plan and stuck to it,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said afterward on the Vol Network. “We were especially consistent defensively throughout the game. They made some 3s early, and we expected them to be a little jacked up, but we stuck with it.
“I’m just really proud of our mental concentration on the defensive end.”
Arkansas, which has made two Elite Eight appearances and another Sweet 16 trip in the past three NCAA tournaments, fell to 12-12 and 3-8.