Tennessee (17-11, 9-7 Southeastern Conference) suffered its first loss since losing to the Bulldogs 68-62 on Feb. 6. Jordan McRae scored 35 points and hit eight 3-pointers
to lead the Vols.
Charles Mann added 18 points for Georgia (14-15, 8-8), which took its first regular-season sweep of the Vols since 2001.
NO. 8 FLORIDA 64, ALABAMA 52
In Gainesville, Fla., Casey Prather had 10 points and nine rebounds, most of them in the second half, and Florida (23-5, 13-3) rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat Alabama (19-10, 11-5).
TEXAS A&M 74, SOUTH CAROLINA 56
In College Station, Texas, Elston Turner scored 28 points and Ray Turner 16 to help Texas A&M (17-12, 7-9) to a win over South Carolina in the first-ever meeting between the new conference foes.
Michael Carrera’s 16 points led the Gamecocks (13-16, 3-13) and Bruce Ellington added 10 points.
ARKANSAS 73, KENTUCKY 60
In Fayetteville, Ark., Coty Clarke had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Arkansas (18-11, 9-7) did its best to make a renewed case for a NCAA Tournament bid with a convincing win over Kentucky (20-9, 11-5).
MISSOURI 87, LOUISIANA STATE 76
In Columbia, Mo., Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Alex Oriakhi had 18 points, 10 boards and four blocks, helping Missouri (21-8, 10-6) stay perfect at home with a victory over Louisiana State (17-10, 8-8).
MISSISSIPPI STATE 73, MISSISSIPPI 67
In Starkville, Miss., Colin Borchert scored a career-high 21 points, Gavin Ware added 12 and Mississippi State (8-20, 3-13) beat Mississippi (21-8, 10-6) to break a 13-game losing streak.
