No. 6 seed Tennessee (22-11, 11-7 SEC) will play No. 11 Miami University (32-1, 18-0 MAC) Friday in the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Tipoff between the Vols and RedHawks is slated for 4:25 p.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Miami (Ohio) men's basketball entered the day with hopes of continuing its magical season and becoming a true March Madness' Cinderella. Those won't happen. The 11th-seeded RedHawks were unable to keep up with 6-seed Tennessee on Friday,

Tennessee basketball is set to take on Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's what you need to know about the RedHawks.

The 11th-seeded RedHawks' next NCAA Tournament game, against No. 6 Tennessee at Philadelphia's Xfinity Mobile Arena, is scheduled for Friday.

Tennessee defeated Miami (OH) 78-56 on Friday in the Round of 64, advancing to face Virginia in Sunday’s Round of 32 matchup. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 29 points and made six threes in the win. Tennessee wins its thirteenth NCAA Tournament game of the Rick Barnes era.

Tennessee basketball defeats Miami in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The No. 6 seed University of Tennessee men's basketball team rolled past No. 11 seed Miami University (Ohio) 78-56 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament with the help of 29 points from Greeneville native Ja'Kobi Gillespie.

Texas and Oregon are set to meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sunday's winner advances to a Sweet 16 showdown against either Kentucky or West Virginia.