Tennessee and Michigan will square off in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon in Chicago with a spot in the Final Four next weekend in Indianapolis on the line. The 1-seed Wolverines and 6-seed Volunteers will clash at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sunday from Chicago’s United Center.
Tennessee reached this point in the tournament by defeating 11-seed Miami (OH), 3-seed Virginia, and 2-seed Iowa State in the first three rounds. Michigan, meanwhile, beat 16-seed Howard, 9-seed St. Louis, and 4-seed Alabama in their path to Sunday’s game. According to ESPN, the Wolverines are just the third team in Big Ten history to average 95 PPG through its first three NCAA Tournament games.
As the higher seed, Michigan is the clear favorite heading into Sunday’s Elite Eight clash. The Vols are currently listed as a point underdog in the game.
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Ahead of Sunday’s matchup, Tennessee and Michigan both held media day press conferences in the United Center on Saturday. Check them out below:
Tennessee Basketball – HC Rick Barnes, G Bishop Boswell, F Nate Ament, G Ethan Burg
Michigan Basketball – HC Dusty May, G Nimari Burnett, G Trey McKenney, G Roddy Gayle Jr.
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