No. 5 seed Tennessee (23-9, 11-7 SEC) will play No. 4 seed Missouri (23-8, 11-7 SEC) Friday in Nashville, Tennessee.
The contest is a quarterfinal matchup in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Tipoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 3:30 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup.
The winner between Tennessee and Missouri will advance to play the winner of Alabama-Mississippi State in the semifinals on Saturday (1 p.m. EST, ESPN).
The Vols are looking to repeat as SEC Tournament champions for the first time in program history.
Ahead of the Tennessee-Missouri game, Vols Wire looks at pregame social media buzz. Pregame social media buzz is listed below.
We’re not saying our awesome tailgate is why @Vol_Hoops got the W, but we’re not *not* saying that either. 😉
🚨Be at 6th and Peabody at 11:30 am CT Friday to tailgate before the Vols play in the second round of the #SECTourney! pic.twitter.com/QgRfMwFcKE
— UT Knoxville Alumni (@tennalum) March 9, 2023
Per UT: For the fourth time this season, the Vols wore the Tennessee Classic uniforms against Ole Miss and improved to 4-0.⁰ ⁰The Vols wore the Tennessee Classic uniforms against No. 10 Texas on Jan. 28, No. 1 Alabama on Feb. 15 and Arkansas on Feb. 28.
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) March 10, 2023
The SEC fan bases have come out and represented. This atmosphere the last 2 days is electric. Can’t wait to see what’s to come tomorrow when the top 4 teams take the court!!! #SECMBB
— Ron Slay (@TheRonSlay) March 10, 2023
On to the quarterfinals.
Josiah-Jordan James scored 20 points as @Vol_Hoops defeated Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
The Vols advance to face Missouri on Friday at 3:30pm ET.https://t.co/5FQF07nHiD
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) March 10, 2023
FRIDAY’S SEC TOURNAMENT GAMES:
Mississippi State/Alabama
Tennessee/Missouri
Arkansas/Texas A&M
Vanderbilt/Kentucky— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 10, 2023
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