TEXAS

TENN

Chaz Lanier scores 23 as No. 8 Tennessee downs Texas to reach SEC Tournament semis

AP
Mar 14, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chaz Lanier scored 17 of No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers's first 21 points, and the Volunteers never trailed Friday beating Texas Longhorns 83-72 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

The fourth-seeded Volunteers (26-6) also gave coach Rick Barnes the 832nd victory of his career, moving him into sole possession of 10th all-time after being tied with Cliff Ellis. The Vols will play regular season champ and third-ranked Auburn, a 62-57 winner over Ole Miss, in the semifinals Saturday.

Lanier finished with 23 points. Zakai Zeigler scored all of his 19 points in the second half after playing nine minutes with two fouls in the first half. Jahmai Mashack added 13 and Igor Milicic Jr. 12.

Texas (19-15) came to its first SEC Tournament as the 13th seed after winning the Big 12 Tournament two of the last four seasons.

Kadin Shedrick and Jordan Pope each had 14 apiece for Texas. Tre Johnson had 11.

Tennessee led 41-38 at halftime, then jumped out to a 65-50 lead halfway through the second against a team playing its third game in as many days.

Texas: The Longhorns came to Nashville having lost four of their last five. They won their first two games in a desperate bid to fight their win into NCAA Tournament, and boost coach Rodney Terry, whose job status after this season remains uncertain.

Tennessee: The Vols are back in the semifinals for the first time since winning this tournament in 2022 when it was held in Tampa, Florida. That was their first win at this event since it resumed in 1979.

Mashack's putback with 16:34 left broke the game's second and last tie at 4-all.

The Vols shot 54.5% (12-of-22) in the second half.

Texas now waits anxiously for Selection Sunday. Tennessee gets another shot at Auburn after losing on the road by two on Jan. 25.

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1st Half
TEX
Longhorns
38
TENN
Volunteers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kadin Shedrick vs. Felix Okpara (Volunteers gains possession)
19:42		Jahmai Mashack turnover (lost ball) (Tramon Mark steals)
19:20		Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Arthur Kaluma's two point jump shot
19:18		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point layup	0-2
18:39	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	2-2
18:24		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
18:21		Arthur Kaluma personal foul
18:19	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	2-4
18:05	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	4-4
17:57		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:55		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
17:54		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
17:40		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
17:38		Longhorns offensive rebound
17:26		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
17:24		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
17:08		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
17:06		Volunteers defensive rebound
16:40		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:38		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
16:34	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point tip layup	4-6
16:23		Tre Johnson turnover (lost ball)
16:09		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
16:07		Volunteers offensive rebound
16:00	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot	4-8
15:34	+3	Chendall Weaver makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)	7-8
15:26	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	7-11
14:58		Jordan Pope misses two point layup
14:56		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
14:38		TV timeout
14:25		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:08		Zakai Zeigler personal foul
13:58		Darlinstone Dubar blocks Tramon Mark's two point jump shot
13:56		Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound
13:47	+3	Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Ze'Rik Onyema assists)	10-11
13:29	+3	Chaz Lanier makes three point jump shot	10-14
13:16		Ze'Rik Onyema offensive foul
13:16		Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (offensive foul)
13:09	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	10-16
12:41		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Jayson Kent draws the foul)
12:41	+1	Jayson Kent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-16
12:41	+1	Jayson Kent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-16
12:30	+2	Jordan Gainey makes two point layup	12-18
12:12	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)	14-18
11:51		Julian Larry shooting foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51		Chaz Lanier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:51	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
11:33		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
11:31		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point layup (Jahmai Mashack assists)	14-21
10:53		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:51		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
10:44		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
10:42		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
10:36		Cade Phillips misses two point layup
10:34		Tre Johnson defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup (Tre Johnson assists)	16-21
10:03		Jahmai Mashack misses three point jump shot
10:01		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jayson Kent assists)	18-21
9:33		Tramon Mark personal foul
9:27		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
9:25		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	20-21
8:53	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)	20-23
8:31	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point layup	22-23
8:10		Jayson Kent shooting foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-24
8:10	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-25
8:09		Jordan Pope turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals)
8:01		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:59		Jordan Gainey offensive rebound
7:51		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
7:49		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
7:45	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jahmai Mashack assists)	22-28
7:26		Felix Okpara blocks Jayson Kent's two point jump shot
7:24		Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
7:18		Tre Johnson shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
7:18		TV timeout
7:18	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
7:18		Igor Milicic Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:18		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
7:03		Felix Okpara personal foul
6:52		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
6:50		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
6:43		Chendall Weaver personal foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
6:43		Chaz Lanier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:43		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
6:34		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
6:34	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
6:05	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup	24-31
5:48	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	26-31
5:22		Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-32
5:22	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-33
5:10		Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Tramon Mark's two point jump shot
5:08		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
4:58	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup	28-33
4:42		Jahmai Mashack misses two point jump shot
4:40		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
4:22	+3	Tre Johnson makes three point jump shot	31-33
4:00	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point layup (Jordan Gainey assists)	31-35
3:43	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	33-35
3:27	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point dunk (Jahmai Mashack assists)	33-37
3:10		Jayson Kent turnover (lost ball) (Chaz Lanier steals)
2:57		TV timeout
2:55		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
2:53		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
2:46		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:43		Tre Johnson personal foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
2:43	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-39
2:31	+3	Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	36-39
2:07		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
2:05		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
1:53		Jayson Kent blocks Jahmai Mashack's two point jump shot
1:51		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
1:36		Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
1:34		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
1:06		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
1:04		Longhorns defensive rebound
1:04		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:52		Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass) (Jahmai Mashack steals)
0:44		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:42		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point layup	36-41
0:01	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	38-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TEX
Longhorns
34
TENN
Volunteers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	38-43
19:12	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	40-43
18:49	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point jump shot	40-45
18:31		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul
18:31		Official timeout
18:24		Tre Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
18:07		Jahmai Mashack misses two point layup
18:05		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
17:53		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
17:51		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Jahmai Mashack makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)	40-47
17:16	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point hook shot	42-47
16:57		Jordan Pope shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-48
16:57	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
16:43		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
16:40		Felix Okpara personal foul
16:29		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-49
16:29	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-49
16:15		Zakai Zeigler turnover (lost ball)
15:57		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
15:55		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
15:39		Chendall Weaver personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	44-51
15:01		Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
14:39		Arthur Kaluma blocks Jordan Gainey's two point jump shot
14:37		Julian Larry defensive rebound
14:33		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Julian Larry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-51
14:33		Julian Larry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:33		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Cade Phillips makes two point dunk (Chaz Lanier assists)	45-53
13:52		Chendall Weaver turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
13:47	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	45-55
13:47		Longhorns 30 second timeout
13:47		TV timeout
13:19		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:17		Cade Phillips defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	45-57
12:58		Tramon Mark shooting foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
12:58	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-58
12:35	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Tre Johnson assists)	47-58
12:23	+3	Jordan Gainey makes three point jump shot (Zakai Zeigler assists)	47-61
12:05	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	49-61
11:52		Jordan Gainey misses three point jump shot
11:50		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
11:42		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
11:40		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
11:39		Jordan Pope shooting foul (Cade Phillips draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39	+1	Cade Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-62
11:39		Cade Phillips misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:39		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
11:16		Jordan Gainey personal foul
11:03		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:01		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
11:01		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
11:01		Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:01	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-62
10:51		Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
10:49		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
10:34	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	50-64
10:12		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:10		Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
9:54		Tre Johnson shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
9:54		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:54	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-65
9:54		Jahmai Mashack personal foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-65
9:54	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-65
9:30		Tramon Mark personal foul
9:22		Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
9:20		Volunteers offensive rebound
9:15		Chaz Lanier offensive foul
9:15		Chaz Lanier turnover (offensive foul)
8:58	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Tramon Mark assists)	54-65
8:47		Tre Johnson personal foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
8:47	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-66
8:47	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-67
8:31		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
8:29		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
8:25		Cade Phillips blocks Jayson Kent's two point jump shot
8:23		Longhorns offensive rebound
8:16		Jordan Gainey personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
8:16		Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:16		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
8:03		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Arthur Kaluma steals)
7:57		Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Zakai Zeigler steals)
7:49		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Chendall Weaver steals)
7:43	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point layup	56-67
7:27		Felix Okpara misses two point hook shot
7:25		Jahmai Mashack offensive rebound
7:25		Jayson Kent personal foul (Jahmai Mashack draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:25		Jahmai Mashack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:25	+1	Jahmai Mashack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-68
7:01		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
6:59		Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	56-70
5:59		Chendall Weaver misses two point jump shot
5:57		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point tip layup	58-70
5:31	+2	Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup	58-72
5:31		Jordan Pope shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
5:31		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:31		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup (Jordan Pope assists)	60-72
5:17		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-72
4:51	+3	Zakai Zeigler makes three point jump shot	61-75
4:31		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
4:17		Jordan Gainey turnover (back court violation)
4:14	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk	63-75
3:54		Tre Johnson blocks Cade Phillips's two point jump shot
3:52		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
3:43		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
3:43		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
3:43		Cade Phillips personal foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
3:43	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-75
3:28		Volunteers 30 second timeout
3:15		Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
3:13		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
3:04		Tramon Mark personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
3:04		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:04	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
2:48		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
2:46		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
2:46		Chendall Weaver misses two point layup
2:44		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
2:44		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-77
2:44	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-78
2:30		Tramon Mark offensive foul
2:30		Tramon Mark turnover (offensive foul)
2:10		Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
2:10		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10		Zakai Zeigler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
1:43		Zakai Zeigler personal foul (Jordan Pope draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-78
1:43	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-78
1:19		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
1:17		Cade Phillips offensive rebound
0:59		Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (Arthur Kaluma steals)
0:54	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup	69-78
0:52		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:48		Jayson Kent personal foul (Chaz Lanier draws the foul)
0:48		Chaz Lanier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48	+1	Chaz Lanier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:39		Cade Phillips shooting foul (Jordan Pope draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 3	70-79
0:39	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 3	71-79
0:39	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-79
0:33		Jayson Kent personal foul (Jordan Gainey draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-80
0:33	+1	Jordan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-81
0:25		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
0:21		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
0:21		Jump ball. (Longhorns gains possession)
0:15		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:13		Zakai Zeigler defensive rebound
0:08		Jordan Pope personal foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-82
0:08	+1	Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-83
0:03		Igor Milicic Jr. blocks Jayson Kent's three point jump shot
0:02		Longhorns offensive rebound
0:01		Tre Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals)
0:00		End of period

Tre Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Gainey steals)