A big first half by Chaz Lanier and a big second half by Zakai Zeigler propelled the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers to an 83-72 victory over the No. 13 seed Texas Longhorns on Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, ending the three-game run by head coach Rodney Terry’s team.
After Tennessee star Chaz Lanier struggled with 10 points in a 3-of-11 shooting performance in the previous matchup between the two teams in Austin in January, the North Florida transfer got off to a scorching start, scoring 13 of the first 17 points for the Volunteers at the under-12 timeout on 6-of-8 shooting as the individual and team defense of the Longhorns failed to slow him down.