Texas, Tennessee and Sweet 16
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Austin American-Statesman |
"It's definitely our brand of basketball," Lee said of a defensive effort that advances Texas (34-3) into an Elite Eight matchup Monday with TCU (34-3).
Chicago Tribune |
Madison Booker scored 18 points and No. 1 seed Texas used its stifling defense to reach the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003, beating well-traveled point guard ...
U.S. News & World Report |
Texas won a regional final for the first time in four tries under coach Vic Schaefer, who previously made two Final Four trips with Mississippi State.
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The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers picks for the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Friday
Booker was the No. 12 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class and the second-rated wing, according to ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She attended Germantown High School in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Her father, Carlos Booker, played collegiate basketball at Southern Mississippi.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Texas and No. 20 Tennessee meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Longhorns have gone 17-2 against SEC teams, with a 16-1 record in non-conference play. Texas is 28-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.6 turnovers per game.
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Watch Tennessee guard Samara Spencer when the Lady Volunteers get a rematch against the Texas Longhorns in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 29. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) AP
Here's a look at the postseason history between Tennessee and Kentucky men's basketball heading into their Sweet 16 matchup Friday.
Madness broadcast for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky mistakenly used a Purdue logo instead of Kentucky's UK logo during the game.
It’s Tennessee Vols vs Kentucky Wildcats in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction, pick for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.
Tennessee’s defense has been dominant through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. No. 15 seed Wofford was held to 62 points in the first round, and No. 7 seed UCLA failed to break 60 points. The Volunteers must forget the regular season losses against the Wildcats and keep the positive momentum rolling.