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03/22 03:42 CDT Virginia Cavaliers and Tennessee Volunteers square off in NCAA
Tournament second round
Virginia Cavaliers and Tennessee Volunteers square off in NCAA Tournament
second round
By The Associated Press
Tennessee Volunteers (23-11, 12-8 SEC) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (30-5, 17-4 ACC)
Philadelphia; Sunday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -1.5; over/under is 137.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Virginia faces No. 23 Tennessee in the second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
The Cavaliers have gone 17-4 against ACC teams, with a 13-1 record in
non-conference play. Virginia is 23-5 against opponents with a winning record.
The Volunteers' record in SEC games is 12-8. Tennessee averages 79.4 points
while outscoring opponents by 10.4 points per game.
Virginia makes 46.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.6
percentage points higher than Tennessee has allowed to its opponents (40.8%).
Tennessee scores 10.9 more points per game (79.4) than Virginia allows to
opponents (68.5).
TOP PERFORMERS: Thijs De Ridder is averaging 15.4 points and 6.2 rebounds for
the Cavaliers. Malik Thomas is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers,
scoring 18.3 points while shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc. Nate Ament is
averaging 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 78.9 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.8
assists, 6.0 steals and 8.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points per game.
Volunteers: 6-4, averaging 74.7 points, 37.5 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.9 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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