CHICAGO – Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight for the third straight year. Coach Rick Barnes’ team used a dominant effort on the glass and a strong second half to defeat Iowa State (29-8) and move…
An 11th seed SMU team sneaking into the NCAA tournament in the First Four was one thing for Miami (Ohio). No. 6 Tennessee on Friday proved to be completely different. No. 11 Miami was unable to build on the success of its First Four victory over SMU in a 78-56 loss to Tennessee in the…
Tennessee’s big win over Houston seems like an eternity ago. Syracuse shut down No. 13 Tennessee in the second half Tuesday night and held on in the final seconds for a big 62-60 victory. The victory, which is part of the ACC-SEC Challenge, is undoubtedly the biggest of the season for the Orange. It also…
