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No. 2 Tennessee Holds off No. 10 Iowa Comeback for OT Win; Advances to Sweet 16

Bleacher Report | March 24, 2019

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You can breathe again, Tennessee fans.

The 2-seed Volunteers blew a 21-point lead at halftime against 10-seed Iowa but managed to hold off the Hawkeyes down the stretch, eking out an 83-77 overtime win.

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The SEC Player of the Year and Tennessee's leading scorer this season, Grant Williams, navigated through foul trouble to post 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. And he came up huge in overtime, scoring six points and coming up with a clutch strip in the final minute preserve the win.

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