SEC Tournament: Florida Defeats Vanderbilt To Advance To SEC Tournament Final Vs. Kentucky

Tennessee advanced to the 2011 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals with a 74-68 win over Arkansas, but it was almost not meant to be. The Volunteers were ahead by double digits for most of the half, but somehow allowed Arkansas to go on a 16-0 run to tie the score at 68 with 2:08 remaining. It would have been a sad way for the Volunteers to see their NCAA Tournament bubble hopes disappear.

Tennessee now has a real shot of nailing down its NCAA Tournament spot if they can top No. 1 seed Florida in the quarterfinals Friday night. Of course, it’s Florida, who is very, very good. Still, it’s an opportunity, and an opportunity is all any bubble team wants this time of year.