SEC Tournament: How to watch Tennessee-Ole Miss basketball game
No. 19 Tennessee (22-9, 11-7 SEC) will play Ole Miss (12-20, 3-15 SEC) Thursday at Bridgestone Arena in the second round of the 2023 SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.
Auburn defeated Tennessee, 79-70, in the regular-season finale on March 4 at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
Tennessee is ranked No. 19 in the final regular season USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll entering Thursday’s matchup.
The Vols will look to repeat as SEC Tournament champions for the first time in program history. It would be the sixth conference tournament championship in school history.
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Below is game day and broadcast information for the Tennessee-Ole Miss SEC Tournament matchup on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.
Tennessee-Ole Miss broadcast information
TV: SEC Network
Time: 3 p.m. EST
On the call: Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Jimmy Dykes (analyst) and Marty Smith (reporter)
Radio: Vol Network
On the call: Bob Kesling (play-by-play) and Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)
Series
Tennessee leads the all-time series, 77-45, dating to 1924
The Vols have won seven of the last eight meetings against the Rebels
Ole Miss owns a 7-5 advantage versus Tennessee in the SEC Tournament
Ole Miss defeated Tennessee, 77-72, on Mar. 9, 2012 in the most recent SEC Tournament matchup
Tennessee defeated Ole Miss, 63-59, on Dec. 28, 2022 at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi
Coaching
Tennessee: Rick Barnes (172-90, 7-3 overall record versus Ole Miss)
Ole Miss: Win Case (2-2, 0-0 overall record versus Tennessee)
Win Case is serving as the interim head coach after Ole Miss terminated head coach Kermit Davis on Feb. 24 after five seasons with the Rebels
Key statistics
The Vols have held its opponents to 50 points or less 12 times this season
Only five teams have scored 70 or more points against the Volunteers this season
Tennessee enters the matchup with the best 3-point defense in the country (.252)
The Vols finished the regular season with the third-best scoring defense in the country (57.5 points per game allowed)
Up Next
With a Tennessee win, the Vols will advance to face No. 4 seed Missouri in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee (3:30 p.m. EST, ESPN)
