Five-seed Tennessee and head coach Rick Barnes will take on four-seed Missouri and head coach Dennis Gates in the quarterfinals of the 2023 SEC Tournament on Friday afternoon in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
After breaking out the throwback script Vols cream jerseys in the first game of the tournament, Tennessee will be going back to their traditional road uniforms for the game on Friday.
As the lower-seeded team, Tennessee will be in their orange jerseys while Missouri goes with the all-white home look.
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Tennessee reached the quarterfinals by defeating 13-seed Ole Miss on Thursday afternoon by a score of 70-55.
Missouri, meanwhile, has not played a game yet in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to a double-bye from being the No. 4 seed.
Here’s an updated look at the current 2023 SEC Tournament bracket. At the time of this publication, one-seed Alabama has a 19-point lead on nine-seed Mississippi State in the second half of play.
