Vols defeat Iowa State, advance to third straight Elite Eight
No. 6 seed Tennessee (25-11) defeated No. 2 seed Iowa State (29-8), 76-62, on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Nate Ament led Tennessee in scoring with 18 points. He recorded four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal. Ja’Kobi Gillespie (16) Felix Okpara (12) and Jaylen Carey (11) also scored 10-plus points for the Vols.
Tennessee advanced to its third straight NCAA Tournament Elite Eight under 11th-year head coach Rick Barnes.
Joshua Jefferson was out for Iowa State with a sprained ankle.
Below are updates from Friday's game.
Final - Tennessee 76, Iowa State 62
Nate Ament recorded his fourth foul with 9:40 remaining in the game.
Halftime - Tennessee 34, Iowa State 33
Nate Ament and Nate Heise recorded their second fouls with eight minutes remaining in the first half.
Tennessee versus Iowa State basketball game officials
Referee: Tony Henderson
Referee: Courtney Green
Referee: Brooks Wells
Tennessee basketball starting lineup versus Iowa State
What channel is Tennessee vs. Iowa State on?
The Tennessee versus Iowa State basketball game will be televised by TBS/truTV.
- Channel: TBS/truTV
- Announcers: Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst) and Evan Washburn (reporter)
- Live stream: Watch on Sling (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Date: Friday, March 27
- Tipoff time: 10:10 p.m. EDT
- Location: United Center (Chicago, Illinois)
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Tennessee vs. Iowa State basketball game odds
Tennessee basketball versus Iowa State news, updates for March Madness Sweet 16 game
Ahead of Friday's Tennessee-Iowa State matchup, Vols Wire is providing live updates for latest news of the Sweet 16 game and are listed below. Updates will continue until the conclusion of the Sweet 16 game.
Joshua Jefferson will not play against Tennessee
Tennessee's basketball jersey versus Iowa State
New tipoff time for Tennessee versus Iowa State
Tennessee basketball radio
Tennessee versus Iowa State basketball game score prediction
Final Sweet 16 preparations
Tennessee "Let's Go Get Em"
Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson game-time decision
Tennessee guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie
Game day at the United Center
Tennessee football
Friday, March 27 Sweet 16 basketball schedule
Tennessee basketball game day
Tennessee practices in Chicago
Tennessee-Iowa State basketball game score prediction
March Madness three-point leaders entering Sweet 16
Four schools who have a Sweet 16 men's basketball team and top 25 baseball team
SEC schools in Sweet 16
Most Sweet 16 appearances since 2007
Tennessee's historic feat in 2026 NCAA Tournament
Rick Barnes previews Tennessee basketball versus Iowa State
Tennessee-Iowa State all-time basketball series
Iowa State basketball history in NCAA Tournament
Iowa State basketball stats leaders in 2025-26 season
Tennessee basketball history in NCAA Tournament
- Sweet 16 appearances: 1967, 1981, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Elite Eight appearances: 2010, 2024, 2025
- Final Four appearances: None
The Vols are 33-28 all time in the NCAA Tournament, including a 14-7 record under head coach Rick Barnes. Barnes is 35-29 all time in NCAA Tournament games as a head coach. He also compiled a 15-9 record against Iowa State as Texas’ head coach from 1998-2015.
March Madness Sweet 16 basketball TV, game times, dates, schedule
Thursday, March 26
7:10 p.m. EDT - No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas (CBS)
7:30 p.m. EDT - No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa (TBS/truTV)
9:45 p.m. EDT - No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas (CBS)
10:05 p.m. EDT - No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois (TBS/truTV)
Friday, March 27
7:10 p.m. EDT - No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John's (CBS)
7:35 p.m. EDT - Texas Tech/Alabama winner vs. No. 1 Michigan (TBS/truTV)
9:45 p.m. EDT - No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State (CBS)
10:10 p.m. EDT - No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee (TBS/truTV)
2025-26 Tennessee basketball schedule, results
Tennessee basketball record: 24-11 (11-7 SEC)
Oct. 26 – DUKE (exhibition - L, 83-76)
Nov. 3 – MERCER (W, 76-61)
Nov. 8 – NORTHERN KENTUCKY (W, 95-56)
Nov. 12 – NORTH FLORIDA (W, 99-66)
Nov. 17 – RICE (W, 91-66)
Nov. 20 – TENNESSEE STATE (W, 89-60)
Nov. 24 – vs. Rutgers (W, 85-60)
Nov. 25 – vs. Houston (W, 76-73 - Las Vegas, Nevada)
Nov. 26 – vs. Kansas (L, 81-76 - Las Vegas, Nevada)
Dec. 2 – at Syracuse (L, 62-60)
Dec. 6 – vs. Illinois (L, 75-62 - Nashville, Tennessee)
Dec. 16 – LOUISVILLE (W, 83-62)
Dec. 21 – GARDNER-WEBB (W, 94-52)
Dec. 30 – SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (W, 105-54)
Jan. 3 – at Arkansas (L, 86-75)
Jan. 6 – TEXAS (W, 85-71)
Jan. 10 – at Florida (L, 91-67)
Jan. 13 – TEXAS A&M (W, 87-82 2OT)
Jan. 17 – KENTUCKY (L, 80-78)
Jan. 24 – at Alabama (W, 79-73)
Jan. 28 – at Georgia (W, 86-85 OT)
Jan. 31 – AUBURN (W, 77-69)
Feb. 3 – OLE MISS (W, 84-66)
Feb. 7 – at Kentucky (L, 74-71)
Feb. 11 – at Mississippi State (W, 73-64)
Feb. 14 – LSU (W, 73-63)
Feb. 18 – OKLAHOMA (W, 89-66)
Feb. 21 – at Vanderbilt (W, 69-65)
Feb. 24 – at Missouri (L, 73-69)
Feb. 28 – ALABAMA (L, 71-69)
March 3 – at South Carolina (W, 78-59)
March 7 – VANDERBILT (L, 86-82)
March 12 - vs. Auburn (W, 72-62 - Nashville, Tennessee)
March 13 - vs. Vanderbilt (L, 75-68 - Nashville, Tennessee)
March 20 - vs. Miami University (W, 78-56 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
March 22 - vs. Virginia (W, 79-72 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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