Tennessee basketball chasing March glory.
The No. 4-seeded Vols (23-10) take on the No. 13-seeded Louisiana (26-7) Thursday (9:40 p.m. ET, CBS) in Orlando, Fla. as part of the east region. Duke is No. 5 and Oral Roberts is No. 12 and the potential second-round matchup for the Vols if they beat the Ragin’ Cajuns.
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The Ragin’ Cajuns have scorer-forward Jordan Brown leading at 19.4 points per game. The 6-foot-11, 225-pound Brown was a 2018 McDonald’s All-American.
What channel is the Tennessee basketball game on?
Tennessee plays Louisiana on Thursday at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET on CBS.
Tennessee Basketball Score vs. Louisiana in NCAA Tournament: Live Updates
First half
4:12 left: Jordan Brown, who has 12 points, just picked up his second foul when he jostled for a rebound with Plavsic. He had just tied the game with a hookshot down the other end.
19-all. Vols haven’t scored for 6 minutes and 31 seconds.
5:04 left: `11. Sales for the Vols.
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5:14 left: Tyreke Key just ran a loose ball under his defensive basket, then flipped it under the basket to an UL player, forcing an Awaka foul. FT is good. Vols lead down to 19-17.
5:55 left: Vols hasn’t scored for 5 minutes. UL just had its first basket in a while. Vols lead 19-15. Time for a coffee.
7:58 left: If you like turnovers and deflected passes, this is the game for you. Vols have 6 field goals scored, 7 turnovers and still lead by 6.
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9:34 left: Sales #6 for the Vols. The UT defense works on the other end, but the lead should be bigger. Volumes higher 19-13.
11:44 left: Good response from the Vols, who took the lead 7-0 on their own. Tyreke Key with four points off the bench. Interesting lineup in the game before media break with Tobe Awaka, Key, Mashack, Julian Phillips and Jonas Aidoo.
The story goes on
14:44 left: UL on a 7-0 run and a Josiah-Jordan James turnover leads to the first media timeout. Louisiana 11, Tennessee 10.
Jordan Brown looks like the real deal and has six points. Vols with three turnovers during this segment. It can not go on like this.
17:38 left: Plavsic has 3 early points and the Vols lead 8-4.
20:00 left: Vols and Ragin’ Cajuns. Let us do this.
Pregame: Vols and Ragin’ Cajuns play to date Duke
The Duke Blue Devils rolled over Oral Roberts in the first game of the night in Orlando. Duke’s frontcourt will be a problem for pretty much everyone in the tournament.
Speaking of frontcourt: Uros Plavsic is in the starting XI of the Vols alongside Santiago Vescovi, Jahmai Mashack, Josiah-Jordan James and Olivier Nkamhoua.
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