Can the Volunteers make history?
For just the third time in program history, the Tennessee Volunteers are playing in the Elite Eight. Zakai Zeigler and company dominated Kentucky on Friday night, getting payback when it counted the most for the Wildcats’ regular season sweep of the Vols.
They move on to face the No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars in the Midwest final, with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Should Tennessee win, it would be the first appearance in the Final Four in program history.
It’s a matchup between friends with everything on the line. Rick Barnes and Kelvin Sampson go back a long ways, and they’ll meet this afternoon for the right to face Duke.
The two teams are mirror images of each other. Defense, toughness — this is going to be an all out war. KenPom’s No. 3 and No. 5 teams overall, featuring the No. 1 and No. 3 defenses in the country. Who can survive?
How to watch Tennessee vs. Houston in the Elite Eight
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana (Lucas Oil Stadium)
Time: 2:20 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS
Streaming link: NCAA.com
Odds: Houston -2.5