Live Updates: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
CHARLOTTE — Tennessee basketball has faced Texas each of the last two years. Next season, the Vols and Longhorns will be annual conference opponents in the SEC. On Saturday night, though, the stakes are different.
The No. 2-seed Vols (25-8) face the No. 7-seed Longhorn (21-12) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region at the Spectrum Center, an 8 p.m. Eastern Time start on CBS.
Tennessee advanced with an 83-49 win over No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Thursday, after Texas beat No. 10 Colorado State 66-54.
How To Watch: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Texas
Start Time: Saturday, 8:25 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Spectrum Center (17,500)
TV: CBS
Streaming: You can watch the tournament live on Prime Video. Add on your favorite channels and watch at home or on your phone or laptop.
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
KenPom Prediction: Tennessee 75, Texas 70 (Vols 68% chance to win)
The Line: Tennessee -6.5 (via BetOnline)
A Closer Look: The Texas Longhorns
Texas on Thursday held Colorado State to just 11 points in the first half and cruised to the 56-44 win. Guard Max Abmas and forward Dylan Disu scored 12 points each to lead the Longhorns and Chendall Weaver had 11 points off the bench.
Tennessee in the win over Saint Peter’s got 23 points and eight rebounds from Dalton Knecht in his NCAA Tournament debut. Zakai Zeigler had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jonas Aidoo had 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
Texas is ranked No. 24 overall in the KenPom.com ratings, ranked No. 27 in adjusted offensive efficiency (117.2 points per 100 possessions) and No. 36 in adjusted defensive efficiency (giving up 98.5 points per 100 possession).
The Longhorns went 9-9 over the final 18 games of the regular season and lost in the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State last Wednesday, before landing as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region.
Head coach Rodney Terry and assistant coaches Chris Ogden and Frank Haith were all longtime assistant coaches under Rick Barnes. Ogden followed Barnes from Texas to Tennessee, spending the 2015-16 season before leaving to join Chris Beard’s staff at Texas Tech.
“Coach (Barnes) is family to me,” Terry said on Friday. “He’s one of my biggest mentors. He’s been incredible throughout my career. We love each other.
“But we also, at the end of the day, I’m super competitive, he’s super competitive. When the game starts, it will be about our players and the guys on the floor.”
You can watch the tournament live on Prime Video. Add on your favorite channels and watch at home or on your phone or laptop at work!
