Florida Atlantic advances to the Elite Eight to face No. 3 seed Kansas State on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Jonas Aidoo and Josiah-Jordan James led the Vols with 10 points each. Santiago Vescovi finished the game with nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Tennessee is now 1-8 all-time in Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament games.
Following Tennessee’s Sweet 16 loss to Florida Atlantic, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media buzz. Tennessee-FAU postgame social media buzz is listed below.
Rick Barnes’ NCAA Tournament appearances at Tennessee:
2017-2018: Second Round
2018-2019: Round of 16
2020-2021: First Round
2021-2022: Second Round
2022-2023: Round of 16 pic.twitter.com/LmkHKWpSUF— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) March 24, 2023
The Florida Atlantic Owls are the 4th team since the field expanded in 1985 to reach the Elite 8 after entering the year with no NCAA Tournament wins. pic.twitter.com/4FqXpYJzbG
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 24, 2023
Florida Atlantic is the 7th 9-seed to reach the Elite 8, joining 1979 Penn, 1981 St. Joseph’s, 1994 Boston College, 2013 Wichita State, 2018 Kansas State and Florida State. pic.twitter.com/dFaSSn6sRn
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 24, 2023
Florida Atlantic has been a D-I program for 30 years.
This is just FAU’s 2nd NCAA Tournament appearance.
Six days ago against Memphis, the Owls got their 1st tournament win.
Less than a week later, FAU has reached its 1st ever Elite Eight.
College basketball is the best.
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) March 24, 2023
before this year, it wasn’t just that FAU men’s basketball had never won an NCAA Tournament game
it was also winless in the NIT, CBI and the CIT pic.twitter.com/q0rzkbWTTk
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) March 24, 2023
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