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MARCH 28 » LUCAS OIL STADIUM » INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
GAME 37 - NCAA TOURNAMENT
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
24-12, 11-7 SEC RV / NR Cuonzo Martin 63-40 (3rd yr) 124-81 (6th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
WOLVERINES
Record 27-8, 15-3 Big Ten Ranking 8/9 Head Coach John Beilein Record at School 149-93 (7th yr) Career Record 700-411 (36th year) Website MGoBlue.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Series tied, 5-5 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 4-0 In Ann Arbor: Michigan leads, 4-0 Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1 Current Streak: Michigan has won two straight Last Meeting: Michigan won 75-45 in Charlotte (3/18/11) Martin vs. Beilein: No meetings
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Put the Volunteers in the Elite Eight for the second time in school history (lost to Michigan State in 2010). Give Cuonzo Martin a 4-0 head coaching record in NCAA Tournament games. Give the Vols at least 25 wins for just the fourth time in school history. Make the Vols 8-1 this March.
¢ This is Tennessee’s seventh all-time Sweet Sixteen appearance and its fourth in eight seasons (1967, 1981, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010). ¢ Tennessee defeated Iowa, UMass and Mercer in a span of five days to reach the Sweet Sixteen. ¢ UT’s scoring defense the last eight games is 54.0 ppg. ¢ Through three NCAA Tournament games, the Vols are shooting .828 at the foul line (72-of-87). ¢ UT is shooting .491 as a team through three NCAA Tournament games while boasting a +17.3 scoring margin and a +11.0 rebounding margin. ¢ Tennessee has won eight of its last nine games, with the lone loss coming against No. 1 Florida. ¢ Vols junior Jarnell Stokes is averaging 20.3 points and 15.0 rebounds during the tournament. ¢ Jarnell Stokes is tied (with Kentucky’s Julius Randle) for the Division I lead in double-doubles with 22. That ties UT’s single-season record. ¢ Vols junior Josh Richardson scored a careerhigh 26 points in UT’s third-round win over Mercer. He is averaging 19.3 points in the tournament. ¢ Tennessee has won at least 24 games just the five times in program history. The other seasons of 24 or more wins: 2000 (26), 2007 (24), 2008 (31), 2010 (28). ¢ Friday is the third anniversary of Cuonzo Martin being introduced as Tennessee’s 18th head coach (March 28, 2011). ¢ Tennessee owns an 18-29 all-time record against current members of the Big Ten Conference, that includes a 2-4 in NCAA Tournament play. Cuonzo Martin has a 1-0 head coaching record vs. Big Ten teams (UT beat Iowa in the First Four).
PROBABLE STARTERS 11 Tennessee G 2 Antonio Barton G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. 6-2 180 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260
Yr. Hometown Sr. Baltimore, Md. Sr. Midway, Ga. Jr. Edmond, Okla. Sr. Madison, Wis. Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
2 Michigan G 10 Derrick Walton Jr. G 11 Nik Stauskas G 23 Caris LeVert F 1 Glenn Robinson III F 52 Jordan Morgan
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-8
Yr. Fr. So. So. So. Sr.
Wt. 185 205 185 220 250
PPG RPG OTHER 7.7 2.3 2.1 apg 18.6 3.4 .359 3FG% 10.1 2.9 .337 3FG% 9.9 8.3 .538 FG% 15.2 10.7 4.3 orpg
Hometown PPG Detroit, Mich. 8.1 Mississauga, Ontario 17.4 Pickerington, Ohio 13.1 St. John, Ind. 13.1 Detroit, Mich. 6.0
RPG 2.9 3.1 4.5 4.4 5.0
OTHER 2.9 apg .451 3FG% .410 3FG% .487 FG% .688 FG%
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
11 TENNESSEE (24-12, 11-7 SEC) vs. 2 MICHIGAN (27-8, 15-3 Big Ten)
OVERALL RECORD:
SEC 11-7 NON-CONFERENCE 11-4 HOME 14-3 AWAY 4-7 NEUTRAL 6-2
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 N28 1-vs. UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 N29 1-vs. Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 N30 1-vs. Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2) L 61-70 D18 NC State (ESPNU) L 58-65 D23 Morehead State (ESPNU) W 82-67 D30 Virginia (ESPN2) W 87-52 J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 J7 at LSU* (ESPN) W 68-50 J11 Texas A&M* (FSN) L 56-57 J15 Auburn* (CSS) W 78-67 J18 at No. 13 Kentucky* (CBS) L 66-74 J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV) W 81-74 J25 at No. 6 Florida* (ESPN) L 41-67 J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV) W 86-70 F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2) W 76-59 F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3) L 64-60 F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU) W 72-53 F11 No. 3 Florida* (ESPN) L 67-58 F15 at Missouri* (ESPN2 L 75-70 F18 Georgia* (ESPN) W 67-48 F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU) (OT) L 68-65 F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV) W 75-68 M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN2) W 76-38 M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV) W 82-54 M8 Missouri* (ESPN) W 72-45 M14 2-vs. South Carolina (ESPNU) W 59-44 M15 2-vs. No. 1 Florida (ABC) L 56-49 M19 3-vs. Iowa (TruTV) (OT) W 78-65 M21 4-vs. UMass (CBS) W 86-67 M23 4-vs. Mercer (TNT) W 83-63 M28 5-vs. No. 8 Michigan (CBS) 7:15 p.m. Schedule Key 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); 2-SEC Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.); 3-NCAA Tournament (Dayton, Ohio); 4-NCAA Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.); 5-NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net
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