who plays
Louisiana @ Tennessee
Regular Season Records: Louisiana 26-7; Tennessee 23-10
What you should know
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns and the #20 Tennessee Volunteers will meet at the Amway Center on March 16 at 9:40 p.m. ET in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Louisiana should still ride high after a win while the Volunteers will try to fix the ship.
The Ragin Cajuns continued to have postseason success at their contest last Monday. They managed a 71-66 win over the South Alabama Jaguars. Louisiana received double-digit scores from four players: guard Themus Fulks (23), forward Jordan Brown (13), guard Jalen Dalcourt (13), and forward Terence Lewis II (12). Fulks hadn’t helped his team much against the Texas State-San Marcos Bobcats last week, so this was a nice turnaround for him.
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Meanwhile, Tennessee came up short against the Missouri Tigers last Friday, losing 79-71. Despite the loss, Tennessee had strong performances from guard Santiago Vescovi, who shot 5-to-9 from beyond the arc and finished with 17 points, and guard Tyreke Key, who had 16 points in addition to five rebounds.
Two numbers to remember before tip-off: Louisiana ranks 15th in college basketball for field goal percentage, with 48.40% on the season. But the Volunteers keep their opponents at a 36.90% field goal percentage, which puts them second in college basketball. These opposing strengths should make for an exciting matchup.
how to see
- If: Thursday at 9:40 p.m. ET
- Where: Amway Center—Orlando, Fla
- TV: CBS
- Consequences: CBS Sports App
series history
Tennessee won the only game these two teams have played in the past nine years.
- 11/09/2018 – Tennessee 87 vs. Louisiana 65
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