The Official Tennessee vs. UMass Game Thread, 2:45pm ET, CBS

[YankeeVol]

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 2ND ROUND


#11 Tennessee Volunteers: 21-12 (11-7 SEC)

vs.

#6 Massachusetts Minutemen: 24-8 (10-6 A 10)

2:45 PM ET, March 21, 2014
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina


Line: UT -4
O/U: 137.0


TV: CBS
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius Premier Ch. 91, XM Ch. 91

 

[YankeeVol]

Give Cuonzo Martin a 2-0 head coaching record in NCAA Tournaments games.

Make the Vols 6-6 all-time in second round games.

Give the Vols at least 23 wins for just the fifth time in school history.

 

[YankeeVol]

Tennessee is 4-7 in eight previous NCAA Tournament trips to the state of North Carolina. The Vols are 2-4 in tournament games in Charlotte (1976, 1981, 1999, 2008, 2011) and 2-3 in Greensboro (1980, 1989, 2006).

Tennessee owns a 1-1 record against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference in NCAA Tournament play. UT's first-ever NCAA appearance was a loss to Dayton in 1967. And the Vols defeated VCU in 1981 in Charlotte, N.C.

Tennessee has won six of its last seven games, with the lone loss coming against No. 1 Florida.

UT's scoring defense the last six games is 50.3 ppg.

The Vols played nine games against teams comprising the field of 68, going 2-7 in those contests. The wins came against Xavier and ACC Champion Virginia (the East No. 1 seed), and UT's margin of victory in those victories was +22.5.

Tennessee defeated UMass 83-69 last season at the Puerto Rico Tipoff. Jarnell Stokes scored a career-high 24 points in the victory, going 7-for-12 from the field and 10-for-17 at the foul line. He also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

 

[Lefteye]

Hopefully UT brought the orange and left the smokey grays in Knoxville.

Go Vols!

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Gbfo!

 

[YankeeVol]

Hopefully UT brought the orange and left the smokey grays in Knoxville.

Go Vols!

UT will wear its road orange uniforms Friday.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

UT will wear its road orange uniforms Friday.

So our old unis?

 

[YankeeVol]

So our old unis?

Yes. Just the normal road orange unis

 

[Lefteye]

Niiice. I'm supersticious to the bone so I didn't want to see the grays. Like'em but not in the dance.

 

[SJAVol32]

Niiice. I'm supersticious to the bone so I didn't want to see the grays. Like'em but not in the dance.

Still don't get this argument. We've lost in orange and white. It doesn't make a difference. You either play well or you don't.

 

[Lefteye]

Still don't get this argument. We've lost in orange and white. It doesn't make a difference. You either play well or you don't.

Have we won in them?

 

[SJAVol32]

Have we won in them?

We've worn them once. Have we lost in Orange?

 

[Lefteye]

We've worn them once. Have we lost in Orange?

Dude relaxed I said I was superstitious. U do u and let me do me. Message boards are mainly opinions.

 

[vol66]

Go Vols!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[peerless98]

Any way to know what time we play Sunday assuming we beat UMass?

 

[Lefteye]

Any way to know what time we play Sunday assuming we beat UMass?

Might just be safe and clear the whole day. Haha

 

[YankeeVol]

I'm nervous that we're favored.

 

[YankeeVol]

A win would be a good birthday present for me

 

[Lefteye]

Ahh happy early

 

[peerless98]

Might just be safe and clear the whole day. Haha

But I'm going to be busy playing bogey golf part of the day

 

[YankeeVol]

Ahh happy early

Thanks :hi:

 

[Lefteye]

But I'm going to be busy playing bogey golf part of the day

We must have the same golf instructor.

 

[Vols410]

Any way to know what time we play Sunday assuming we beat UMass?

2:45 eastern

edit: Never mind, misread that!

 

[bleedingTNorange]

A win would be a good birthday present for me

Happy b day