| Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee senior striker John Fulkerson was injured when Florida’s Omar Payne elbowed him twice in the head during the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament on Friday.
Payne received a striking foul of two and was sent off the game. Fulkerson stayed a few minutes on the floor and then went to the UT bench. A spokesman for UT said Fulkerson was out for the rest of the game.
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With 17:10 left in the game, the two players were gearing up for a rebound under the basket. The Vols fired, but Payne hit Fulkerson twice.
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First he hit Fulkerson in the chin with his left elbow. Then he turned and hit him in the face with his right elbow.
Fulkerson’s teammates at UT approached Payne near the middle of the court, but the officers separated them. UT was leading at the time with 35-26.
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