Gameday: MSU vs. No. 9 Tennessee

by Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications

TAMPA, Florida – Fresh off routing South Carolina during Thursday's SEC Second Round, Mississippi State is set to battle second-seeded and ninth-ranked Tennessee in Friday's quarterfinals at Amalie Arena.

The Matchup: Mississippi State (18-14, 8-10 SEC) vs. No. 9 Tennessee (23-7, 14-4 SEC)
Where: Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena
When: Friday, March 11, 5:00 p.m. CT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast (https://hailst.at/MBKLiveStats)

TV: SEC Network (Watch ESPN App)
Talent: Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw, Alyssa Lang
DirecTV: Ch. 611, Dish: Ch. 404/408, AT&T U-Verse: Ch. 1607, MaxxSouth: Ch. 1026, C Spire: Ch. 220
Online: Watch ESPN App (Cable Subscription Required)
(https://hailst.at/WatchESPN)

Radio: Mississippi State Sports Network – Powered by Learfield
Talent: Neil Price, Richard Williams
Affiliates: WKBB-FM 100.9 Starkville/West Point (Full List: https://hailst.at/MBKAffiliates)
Free Online Audio: Hail State Plus (https://hailst.at/MBKListen); The Varsity Network App

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM – COACH HOWLAND
"We were up with five minutes to go and gave up a three to Josiah Jordan-James on the inbound, but they're really good. I'm so impressed with them, and how they move the ball. They're top ten in defensive efficiency in the country. They have depth."

"The bigs have stepped up and taken over for the kid they lost, who was really a good player. I love [Santiago] Vescovi as well. I voted for him first team. He is their most important player. Those two other guards are great, I love [Kennedy] Chandler, I love [Zakai] Zeigler, but Vescovi, man, all the coaches voted for him. I bet he was unanimous first team. He is really good. Then James, the lefty, phenomenal. He is having a great year. I voted for him for all league second team. I had three players on their team on all-conference. That's what I think of Tennessee."

UP NEXT
The winner of Friday's Mississippi State-Tennessee matchup advances to meet either third-seeded and fifth-ranked Kentucky or Vanderbilt in Saturday's semifinals. Tip time is slated for approximately 2:30 p.m. CT televised by ESPN and available online courtesy of the ESPN app and www.ESPN.com/watch.

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Gameday: MSU vs. No. 9 Tennessee

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