KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman held leading scorer Mason Jones out of the starting lineup in Tuesday's 82-61 loss at Tennessee on Tuesday and sat him for a long stretch at the end of a rough game.
"We didn't start him tonight to try to give us some pop off the bench," Musselman said. "We haven't played very well to start games. We've been playing uphill. We played uphill again."
Jones scored nine points, 11 below his season average, and he struggled with his shot. The 6-5 junior went 1 of 10 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range, and converted 6 of 6 at the free-throw line.