Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks

Jones scores 37 in Arkansas’ 86-69 win over Tennessee

Jones, the SEC's leading scorer, scored nine of the 14 to start the game. He was joined in double figures by teammates Isaiah Joe and Desi Sills, who had 22 and 13 respectively.

"When Mason's scoring like he is, it opens things up for Zay (Joe) and Isaiah being out on the floor opens things up for Mason," Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. "Mason's growth as a player has been really really fun to be a part of and watch."

Tennessee's 10 first-half turnovers were its demise. The Razorbacks (18-10, 6-9 in SEC) scored 18 points in the opening 20 minutes off those Volunteers giveaways. In response, Tennessee (15-13, 7-8) countered with just three points off three Arkansas turnovers in the same span.

The Volunteers cut Arkansas' 13-point halftime lead to two in the early part of the second, but Arkansas made six of its next seven from the field and built its lead back to double digits. Jones and Joe combined to score 39 of the Razorbacks' 46 points in the final 20 minutes.

"Mason Jones was terrific. We had no answer for him," Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. He was feeling it, obviously. It's as good a performance as we've seen all year against us."

Jordan Bowden led Tennessee with 19 points.

PURE SCORER

Jones eclipsed the 30-point threshold for the seventh time this season. The mark is the most for an Arkansas player in a single season since Martin Terry did it 10 times in the 1972-73 season.

TAKE, NO GIVE

BIG PICTURE

Tennessee has now lost back-to-back games for the first time in almost a month and sits in the middle of the SEC standings.

Arkansas continued its NCAA Tournament revival with its second consecutive win after five straight losses while Joe, a projected NBA Draft pick, was out with a knee injury. The Razorbacks have won both since his return.

UP NEXT

The Volunteers host Florida on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville.

Arkansas will travel to Georgia to play the Bulldogs on Saturday night.

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