The tipoff time and broadcast details are set for Tennessee basketball’s first round matchup in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee and either SMU or Miami (Ohio) tip off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Friday in Philadelphia. Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas and Evan Washburn are on the call for TBS.
The Vols are the six-seed in the Midwest Region facing off against the winner of the play-in games between 11-seed SMU and Miami (Ohio).
It’s the second of four games on Friday in Philadelphia. The first game of the day at Wells Fargo Arena is three-seed Virginia versus 14-seed Wright State. If the Vols win their first game then they’ll play the winner of SMU-Miami (Ohio).
UCLA’s matchup against UCF is the third game of the day in Philadelphia, tipping off at 7:25 p.m. ET. UConn-Furman is the final game of the night in Philadelphia at 10 p.m. ET.
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SMU earned an at large bid after posting a 20-13 (8-10 ACC) record but lost five of its final six games entering the tournament. Miami (Ohio) earned an outright bid out of the MAC after posting a 31-0 record in the regular season before losing to UMass in the opening game of the MAC Tournament.
Tennessee enters the NCAA Tournament with a 22-11 (11-7 SEC) record, but has struggled as of late. The Vols enter the tournament having lost four of their last six games. Prior to that, Tennessee seemed to be turning the corner with eight wins in nine games.
The Vols are back in the NCAA Tournament for an eighth consecutive time under head coach Rick Barnes. The Vols made the Elite Eight each of the last two years and the second weekend of the tournament each of the last three seasons. But Tennessee is still searching for its first ever trip to the Final Four.
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