Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round

Miami (OH) RedHawks

32-1, 14-0 Away

Tennessee Volunteers

22-11, 14-3 Home

Tennessee Volunteers play the Miami (OH) RedHawks in first round of NCAA Tournament

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Miami (OH) RedHawks (32-1, 18-1 MAC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (22-11, 12-8 SEC)

Philadelphia; Friday, 4:25 p.m. EDT

Volunteers -11.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Tennessee plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Miami (OH).

The Volunteers' record in SEC games is 12-8, and their record is 10-3 in non-conference play. Tennessee is third in the SEC with 16.9 assists per game led by Ja'Kobi Gillespie averaging 5.5.

The RedHawks are 18-1 in MAC play. Miami (OH) is sixth in the MAC with 32.3 rebounds per game led by Eian Elmer averaging 5.9.

Tennessee's average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 7.5 per game Miami (OH) gives up. Miami (OH) averages 21.2 more points per game (90.6) than Tennessee allows to opponents (69.4).

TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Ament is averaging 17.5 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Volunteers. Gillespie is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Brant Byers is averaging 14.5 points for the RedHawks. Elmer is averaging 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Volunteers: 6-4, averaging 74.2 points, 38.5 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.

RedHawks: 9-1, averaging 85.6 points, 30.3 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points.

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Tennessee: 88.9%

Miami (OH): 11.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

M-OH		TENN
W1	Streak	L1
75.4	Points Against	69.4
90.6	Points Per Game	79.5
52	Field Goal %	46
39	Three Point %	33
35.5	Rebounds Per Game	42.6
16.2	Assists Per Game	16.9
3.3	Blocks Per Game	3.6
7.3	Steals Per Game	7.5
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
10.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.2

Game Information

Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA -

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2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Miami (OH)	18-0	-	32-1
Akron	17-1	1	29-5
Kent State	14-4	4	24-10
Toledo	11-7	7	19-15
Bowling Green	9-9	9	18-14
Ohio	9-9	9	15-17
Buffalo	7-11	11	17-15
Massachusetts	7-11	11	17-16
Ball State	7-11	11	12-19
Central Michigan	6-12	12	10-21
Western Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Eastern Michigan	4-14	14	10-21
Northern Illinois	4-14	14	9-21

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	26-7
Arkansas	13-5	3	27-8
Alabama	13-5	3	23-9
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-8
Tennessee	11-7	5	22-11
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-11
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Missouri	10-8	6	20-12
Kentucky	10-8	6	21-13
Texas	9-9	7	20-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-15
Auburn	7-11	9	18-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17