Vol’s, Buckeyes Meet (Again) in Sweet Sixteen

The Tennessee Volunteers play the Ohio State Buckeyes tonight in Sweet Sixteen action in the 2007 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.  The Buckeyes are the heavy favorites to win, and carry the advantage of having won a previous match up earlier in the season.
 

Tennessee lost to the Buckeyes 68-66, in a game they had several chances to win.  It was an uncommon game for the Volunteers for several reasons.  Most notably, they only scored 66 points.  They lead all of college basketball this season, though, averaging just over 99 points per game. 
 

More importantly, however, Vol’s coach Bruce Pearl implemented a press defense which threw a monkey wrench into the Buckeyes system, causing 20 turnovers for a team that has since averaged 10 per game.  
 

Said Pearl, “We played our cards and showed our hand, so I don’t think that first game in Columbus is necessarily going to help us much here.”
 

Pearl and the Vol’s will have to come up with something else- and in a hurry.  They play the Buckeyes tonight for a trip to the Elite Eight.  If you’d like to see the winner of the Tennessee-Ohio State game in action in the next round, you might consider looking at StubHub.com for some choice NCAA Tournament tickets.


 

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Tigers Play in Aggie Territory in Sweet Sixteen

Thought the Memphis Tigers come into tonight’s game versus the Texas A&M Aggies as the better seed, they will be at a distinct disadvantage.  The South Regional match up in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament will be held in San Antonio, just a half-tank away from the Aggies home court.
 

That’s the way the tourney crumbles, though.  Texas A&M had to play at Rupp Arena versus the Louisville Cardinals last week, and managed to pull off a close victory at a partisan arena.
 

Even though most of the people who bought NCAA Tournament tickets to this game will be wearing red instead of purple, the Tigers can be comforted by the fact that they come into this match up having won 24 straight, including some tough ones on the road.
 

The winner of this game will face the winner of the Ohio-State-Tennessee game in the Elite Eight on the 31st.  If you would like to see that one, or any other Tournament game, make sure to check out StubHub.com for some great seats.


 

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