AUSTIN, Texas — The Longhorns came out on top against Tennessee taking the lead just seconds before the game ended.
Timmy Allen’s free throw with 6 seconds left sent Texas to a 52-51 win over No. 18 Tennessee in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night after the Volunteers rallied from 17 points down in the second half.
Allen missed his first attempt, then made his second. After calling timeout, Tennessee scrambled to get the ball up court for Josiah-Jordan James 3-point attempt that bounced off the rim before Texas swatted away the rebound.
The Texas win spoiled the return party for Tennessee coach Rich Barnes, who led the Longhorns program for 17 seasons from 1998 to 2015 and has the most wins in Texas men's basketball history.
Barnes was greeted with a standing ovation at the game, which was sold out for the first time since 2016.
After the game, Texas coach Chris Beard said the win the fans had to do a lot with the win.
"There's a relationship in basketball between attendance and winning and for us to have a legit sellout on this stage on this Saturday in our first year in the Erwin Center, I just want to say thank you to the students, the season ticket holders, the fans, everybody that came out and bought a single ticket game today, thank you," Beard said in a part.
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