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Tennessee advances to championship game following Kentucky win

Tennessee advances to championship game following Kentucky win

Tennessee will play for the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament championship Sunday.

The second-seeded Volunteers advanced to the title game with a 69-62 victory over No. 3 Kentucky Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida Saturday.

Tennessee (25-7) opened a 33-22 lead over the Wildcats (26-7) at halftime.

The Vols, who will play No. 8 seed Texas A&M (23-11), in Sunday’s title tilt, had three players post double figures in the scoring column.

Freshman point guard Kennedy Chandler led Tennessee with 19 points.

Zakai Zeigler, another freshman, added 11 points for the Vols. Josiah-Jordan James finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists for Tennessee.

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had eight points and six rebounds for the Vols, while Uros Plavsic finished with six points and eight rebounds.

Texas A&M advanced to the conference final with an 82-64 victory over No. 2 Arkansas. The Aggies also have tournament wins against top-seeded Auburn and No. 9 Florida.

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