The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers play the Texas Longhorns in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the two squads. Tennessee is 14-5 against the SEC, and Texas is 9-10 against the Big 12.
The Volunteers are 14-5 against SEC opponents and 11-3 in non-conference play. Tennessee is the best team in the SEC in team defense, giving up 67.3 points while holding opponents to 38.6% shooting.
Tennessee is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 42.9% Texas allows to opponents. Texas has shot at a 47.2% clip from the field this season, 8.6 percentage points above the 38.6% shooting opponents of Tennessee have averaged.
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