ATLANTA - Darian Townes and Gary Ervin each scored 18 points and Arkansas dominated No. 18 Vanderbilt inside, winning 81-75 Friday to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.

Arkansas forward Vincent Hunter (33) gets tangled up with Vanderbilt guard Keegan Bell (13) in the first half of their men's basketball game in the SEC tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Friday, March 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

The Razorbacks (21-10) rolled to a 45-24 rebounding edge and outscored the Commodores 50-20 in the paint. They will play No. 4 Tennessee in the next round.

Alex Gordon led Vanderbilt (26-7) with 22 points. He had two 3-pointers and another long jumper in the final minute. Shan Foster, the SEC's leader with 20.6 points per game, was held to 14.

The Commodores rallied to tie it twice in the second half, the last time at 58-58 on a 3-pointer by Gordon. But Ervin answered with back-to-back baskets, including a 3.

The Razorbacks made 10 of 12 free throws in the final minute.

Charles Thomas finished with 13 points for Arkansas, which has won eight of the last nine in the series, including a home win over Vanderbilt on March 1. Arkansas also beat Vanderbilt in last year's quarterfinals.

Patrick Beverley and Stefan Welsh had 11 points apiece for the Razorbacks.

Vanderbilt had only nine field goals in the first half but stayed close with a 16-3 advantage in made free throws. Arkansas led 40-36 at the break on the strength of its 28-12 advantage in the paint.

The Razorbacks lost 93-71 to Tennessee on Feb. 13. The Volunteers advanced to the tourney semis with an 89-87 victory over South Carolina on Friday.