Tennessee’s SEC Tournament began as it usually does — a game against Mississippi State. For the third time in the last four tournaments, the Volunteers faced the Bulldogs in the quarterfinal round.
The winner would punch their ticket to the semifinal round, awaiting the winner of Kentucky-Vanderbilt.
Kennedy Chandler Injury
This one began with a scare, and then a collective sigh of relief. Tennessee’s star point guard Kennedy Chandler went down after rolling his ankle, and could hardly put any weight on it. Chandler went to the locker room shortly after for examination.