Men's Basketball preview: vs. No. 6/6 Tennessee (NCAA Second Round)

Game 34: No. 7 seed Texas (21-12, 9-9 Big 12) vs. No. 2 seed #6/6 Tennessee (25-8, 14-4 SEC)

NCAA Tournament Second Round

Saturday, March 23, 2024 - approx. 7 p.m. Central/8 p.m. Eastern

Spectrum Center (20,200) - Charlotte, N.C.

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by CBS. Brian Anderson (pxp), Jim Jackson (analyst) and Allie LaForce (reporter) will call the action.

• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game. Westwood One Radio will also broadcast the game nationally, with Jason Benetti (pxp) and Casey Jacobsen (analyst) on the call.

• SERIES: Tied, 4-4. Last meeting: Tennessee 82-71 (Jan. 28, 2023; Knoxville).

Notables

• SEARCHING FOR SWEETS, AGAIN: The Longhorns are looking to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second straight year and the 15th time in program history. A win on Saturday would send Texas to the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years for the first time since UT went to three-straight Sweet 16's in 2002-03-04.

• TEXAS-TENNESSEE CONNECTIONS: Tennessee coach Rick Barnes is the winningest coach in Texas program history (402-180) during his 17 years in Austin (1998-2015). Texas coach Rodney Terry served as an assistant to Barnes with the Longhorns for nine seasons (2002-11), when UT advanced to four Sweet 16's, three Elite Eights and one Final Four.

• DEFENSE WINS: Texas held Colorado State to 44 points on 29.3-percent FG shooting, including a 6-of-24 (.250) mark from three-point range, in Thursday's win. This marked the second-fewest points allowed by the Longhorns in a NCAA Tournament game and fewest since 1947.

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men's Basketball preview: vs. No. 6/6 Tennessee (NCAA Second Round)

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