Tennessee and Arkansas met in Knoxville tonight with quite a bit on the line in the final week of the regular season. SEC Tournament seeding, NCAA Tournament seeding — overall momentum heading into the weeks that really count — this was a big game atmosphere in Thompson Boling Arena.
That buzz in the arena quickly left the building, however.
Zakai Zeigler, the spark plug and heart and soul of the team, went down with a non-contact injury early. Tennessee’s star point guard hit the floor and grabbed his knee, very clearly in a lot of pain.