Welcome BACK to March Madness!
With an impressive run in the SEC Tournament and a strong regular season in the rearview mirror, Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers are gearing up to kick off its NCAA Tournament run starting on Thursday night in Lexington.
Tennessee, the 2-seed in the Midwest Region, will take on 15-seed Wofford in the first round of the tournament from Rupp Arena. The Vols will take on either UCLA or Utah State if they win Game 1 on Thursday, but we’ll cross that bridge when it comes.
Here’s a quick preview with some important details and information for Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first-round matchup between Tennessee and Wofford from Lexington, KY:
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How To Watch — 2-Seed Tennessee (27-7, 12-6 SEC) vs. 15-Seed Wofford (19-15, 10-8 SOCON) MIDWEST REGION FIRST ROUND
- Start Time: 6:50 p.m. ET/5:50 p.m. CT
- Location: Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY
- Watch: TNT
- PxP: Brian Anderson
- Analyst: Jim Jackson
- Reporter: Allie LaForce
- Online Streaming: MAX app, March Madness Live app
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
- Radio (Sirius XM): Westwood One Ch. 208/201
Betting Lines
Tennessee is a favorite in Thursday’s game.
Probable Starters
Tennessee (via last game):
Wofford (via last game):
Team Statistics (via KenPom)
Tennessee
Wofford
Individual Stat Leaders
Tennessee:
Points: Chaz Lanier — 17.7 PPG, 43.5 FG%, 81.1%
Rebounds: Igor Milicic — 6.9 RPG, 5.0 DRPG, 1.9 ORPG
Assists: Zakai Zeigler — 7.3 APG, 3.0 TOPG, 34 MPG
Wofford:
Points: Corey Tripp — 14.3 PPG, 43.9 FG%, 81.1 FT%
Rebounds: Kyler Filewich — 9.4 RPG, 5.7 DRPG, 3.6 ORPG
Assists: Corey Tripp — 3.2 APG, 2.2 TOPG, 28.3 MPG
Last Five Games
Tennessee:
- 86-77 loss against Florida (SEC Tournament)
- 70-65 win against Auburn (SEC Tournament)
- 83-72 win against Texas (SEC Tournament)
- 75-65 win versus South Carolina
- 78-76 loss at Ole Miss
Wofford:
- 92-85 win against Furman (SOCON Tournament)
- 85-65 win against VMI (SOCON Tournament)
- 72-60 win against ETSU (SOCON Tournament)
- 78-75 loss against Furman
- 90-67 win against Western Carolina
