No. 4 Tennessee sweats out win over No. 13 Louisiana

Tyreke Key scored 12 points and Tennessee led by as many as 18 points before escaping with a 58-55 victory over Louisiana on Thursday night in an NCAA Tournament East Region first-round game at Orlando, Fla.

Jahmai Mashack added 11 points for the fourth-seeded Volunteers (24-10), who won for justthe sixth time in their past 13 games. Tennessee will face fifth-seeded Duke (27-8) in the second round on Saturday.

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