TV, time announced for Tennessee's second-round March Madness game
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No. 6 seed Tennessee (23-11) will play No. 3 seed Virginia (30-5) in the NCAA Tournament second round on March 22. Tipoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is slated for 6:10 p.m. EDT at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (TNT).
Tennessee won its first-round game on Friday, 78-56, against No. 11 seed Miami University (32-2).
Three players score 10-plus points in Tennessee's win against the RedHawks: Ja'KobiGillespie (29), J.P. Estrella (14) and Felix Okpara (12).
Estrella also recorded 10 rebounds.
Vanderbilt advanced to the second round after defeating Wright State (23-12), 82-73. Jacari White scored 26 points for the Cavaliers, while Sam Lewis totaled 12 points.
Tennessee and Virginia will play for a third time in the NCAA Tournament. The two schools played on March 19, 1981, with the Cavaliers winning, 62-48, in Atlanta, Georgia. Virginia also defeated Tennessee, 54-51, on March 14, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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