SEC Basketball: Vols Fall to ECU in 14 Innings
Tennessee opened the NCAA Tournament's Chapel Hill Regional with a 7-3 marathon loss to East Carolina, as the Pirates pulled away with four runs across the 13th and 14th innings to break a tie game.
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The Tennessee Lady Volunteers' season ended Friday in a 76-61 loss to the NC State Wolfpack. Tennessee shot just 33% from the field and couldn't overcome an early 19-4 deficit, ...
Tennessee opened the NCAA Tournament's Chapel Hill Regional with a 7-3 marathon loss to East Carolina, as the Pirates pulled away with four runs across the 13th and 14th innings to break a tie game.
Tennessee will start veteran lefty Evan Blanco against East Carolina's Ryan Towers in Friday's noon ET regional opener on ESPNU. Blanco enters the NCAA Tournament with a 4.94 ERA after a rough stretch to close the regular season.
Senior right fielder Reese Chapman is a full go for Tennessee's NCAA Tournament opener after recovering from a facial fracture suffered when a line drive struck him in practice. Chapman is hitting .316 with 10 homers and 44 RBIs entering the regional.
Tennessee earned its seventh straight NCAA Tournament bid and will travel to the Chapel Hill Regional, where it faces No. 5 North Carolina, East Carolina, and VCU in one of the toughest regional draws by cumulative RPI.
Tennessee begins its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance Friday at noon ET against East Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional, with the matchup airing on ESPNU.
Tennessee earned the No. 2 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional and will face East Carolina on Friday at noon ET on ESPNU, with No. 5 national seed North Carolina also in the bracket. The Vols closed strong by taking three of their final four SEC series to secure their tournament spot.
Tennessee appears locked in as a 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, with projections split between regionals at North Carolina or Southern Miss after an early SEC Tournament exit to Arkansas. The full bracket is revealed Monday at noon ET.
Tennessee
61 - 76
NC State Wolfpack
Tennessee
66 - 96
UConn Huskies
Tennessee
81 - 94
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
87 - 77
Tennessee
Tennessee
73 - 89
LSU
Tennessee
93 - 100
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
82 - 74
Tennessee
Texas
65 - 63
Tennessee
Missouri
53 - 98
Tennessee
Tennessee
50 - 93
South Carolina
Tennessee
82 - 77
Georgia
Miss State
77 - 62
Tennessee
Kentucky overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat #24 Tennessee 80-78 in a thrilling SEC showdown. Denzel Aberdeen led the Wildcats' comeback with 22 points while Ja'Kobi Gillespie paced Tennessee with 24 points and 8 assists in the losing effort. The victory moves Kentucky to 4-2 in SEC play while dealing the Volunteers a costly home loss. - Stacy Stanfield