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Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats | Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Highlights
Mar 27, 2025
Lucas Panzica talks about the Tennessee Vols' big win in the NCAA Tournament, that propelled them to the Sweet 16, for a 3rd matchup this year with the Kentucky Wildcats. He talks about some history that was made during that game, previews the Kentucky matchup, and more. *The Vols Just Accomplished Something That's NEVER Been Done Before...* For more VOLS coverage: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: #tennesseevols #tennesseevolunteers #secfootball
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The Tennessee vols are sweet 16 bound
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They move on to the second weekend after accomplishing something over the weekend
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that has never been done in the history of the men's basketball program
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And it also sets up one of the biggest games in program history this coming Friday
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Hey, Lucas Panziki here from 104-5, The Zone, and A to Z sports
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That's right. The final score, Tennessee 67, UCLA 58 in Lexington in the second round
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and the Valls head to the Sweet 16 after a stifling defensive performance
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The Kai Ziegler was in control. The Valls out rebounding UCLA by 10 and another red hot day from three by Vols Guard
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Chas Lanier, four of five from beyond the ark. And Rick Barnes now has led this team to its third consecutive suite 16 appearance
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That is the best streak in Tennessee men's basketball history. yet another notch in the belt of Rick Barnes as the best head coach in Tennessee men's hoops history
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And of course, it sets up a matchup with a very familiar opponent
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It's the Kentucky Wildcats who took care of business beating Illinois in the second round
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They move on and that's who Tennessee will play at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday
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740 Eastern, 640 Central Time for a spot in what would be only Tennessee's third ever elite eight appearance
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Now, Tennessee obviously has faced Kentucky twice this season. Tennessee has overall been a better team than Kentucky as far as the resumes are concerned
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but the Vols dropped both matchups against the cats in the regular season
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They say it's hard to beat a team three times in one year, but this game is really going to test that out
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Now, there was one very clear difference between these two teams in both of these
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matchups, and that was three-point shooting. Tennessee went a stunning 11 of 45 from beyond on the ark in that first meeting in Knoxville And then the balls again struggled to hit the three in the meeting in Lexington with Chas Lanier Zichai Ziegler and Jordan Ganey all going over from Beyond the Arc in that game
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Tennessee combined against Kentucky in the two games this year has shot just 22% from three
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Meanwhile, Kentucky couldn't miss in those games. They shot a combined 50% in those two matchups
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Tennessee has been a fantastic three-point defending team all year long, one of the best
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not just in the SEC, but in the country, Kentucky seemed to be the kryptonite for that defensive
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mark of the Vols. We'll see if they can get that right this coming Friday because Tennessee has been red hot
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from Beyond the Arc. More specifically, Chas Lanier has been excellent shooting the three ball, really for the
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entirety of the postseason SEC tournament included. Lanier so far in the NCAA tournament, 10 of 18 from beyond the three-point line
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He is going to want to get right and write the wrongs from those first two Kentucky
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matchups in this Sweet 16 battle. In what amounts to, the biggest Tennessee-Kentucky men's basketball game in the history
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of the rivalry, they've never met before in the NCAA tournament, playing for a spot
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in the regional final. I don't think it's particularly close. This matchup has had some huge games over the years, whether in the regular season
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or in the SEC tournament, but never in the big dance. So it is a huge moment for both programs
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Tennessee has had a great run so far this season, not just for the men's basketball program
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but athletically for the entire department. There is no other school in the country that can say they made the college football
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playoff, the men's basketball suite 16, the women's basketball suite 16, and the college world series in the 2024 to 2025 calendar years
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Tennessee is the only school in that category. but they're going to want to keep this run going against Kentucky on Friday in one of the biggest
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games in program history
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