With their NCAA Tournament hopes still hanging in the balance, the Texas Longhorns came up short to the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament.

Tennessee uses a strong second half to pull away from a Texas team playing in its third game in three days, but the Longhorns feel ready for the NCAAs.

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Rodney Terry's team is playing its best basketball of the season and Thursday's win over Texas A&M keeps Longhorns in NCAA mix.

Here's how to watch the Texas Longhorns take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament. A Texas win should get it into the NCAA Tournament.

The question came up Thursday inside a victorious Texas locker room following the No. 13 seed Longhorns' wild 94-89 double-overtime victory over No. 5 seed Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

Did the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team ensure a spot in the NCAA Tournament with Thursday's upset win over rival Texas A&M? It's complicated.

The Tennessee Volunteers are one of the best teams in the country, a status that has become expected under 10th-year head coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee is battling conference foes Alabama and Florida for the final No.

As the final horn sounded on Tennessee's 83-72 win over Texas at the SEC Tournament on Friday, Vols coach Rick Barnes and Longhorns coach Rodney Terry met at mid-court for a handshake that turned in to a brief on-the-move hug.