Overview
- Miami (OH) closed a 32-2 campaign that included an unbeaten 18-0 MAC slate and the program’s first at-large NCAA bid since 2007.
- After beating SMU to reach the Round of 64, the RedHawks fell behind early and could not recover against Tennessee.
- Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Volunteers with 29 points and nine assists, with JP Estrella adding 14 points and 10 rebounds and Felix Okpara scoring 12.
- Peter Suder was Miami’s lone double-digit scorer with 27 points in the loss.
- Rick Barnes praised Miami’s legitimacy postgame, and Tennessee moves on to face No. 3 Virginia on March 22.