The No.3 seed Tennessee basketball team went into halftime with a 34-28 lead in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They had 12 assists on 16 made field goals but had six turnovers to help Mississippi State stay in the game.
Even though it wasn’t Tennessee’s most consistent offensive halves, the Vols played well and clamped down on the defensive end. Mississippi State only scored 28 points at halftime and wasn’t shooting particularly well.
The back-to-back SEC Player of the Year led all Vols at the half with 12 points, but it was Kyle Alexander who was making the most impact with eight points on 4-for-6 from the field with four rebounds, three of them on the offensive end.