• Texas’ Chendall Weaver rolled his left ankle after grabbing an offensive rebound and looked like he might have to come out of the game.

Weaver down on the floor. Appears to be a left ankle injury. Doesn’t look like he’ll be going back in soon.

— Meaghan English (@meaghanienglish) March 14, 2025

• However, he stayed in and made two free throws to cut Tennessee’s lead to 75-65 with 3:28 left in the second half.
• Texas is showing a bit of life, but it’s likely too late. A ferocious Kadin Shedrick dunk over two defenders pulled the Longhorns to within 75-63, but only four minutes remain in the game.
• Make that a 14-point lead for the Vols. A 3-point play from Chaz Lanier followed by a 3-pointer by Jordan Gainey are pushing the Longhorns further behind.

Chaz Lanier converts an and-1 off a mid-range jumper.Jordan Gainey then drains a three.

Tennessee has pushed its lead to double-digits, 61-49, with 11:39 remaining in the game.

— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) March 14, 2025

• Tennessee has opened up a 10-point lead at the 14-minute mark of the second half on a dunk by Cade Phillips followed by a layup from Zakai Zeigler.
• The final score doesn’t reflect what a Friday afternoon massacre this was, but Wisconsin decisively defeated UCLA in the Big Ten semifinals, 86-70.
• The Badgers led by 27 with three minutes remaining in the contest. The Bruins were never in this game.
• John Tonje led Wisconsin with 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists. John Blackwell followed with 18.
• For UCLA, Sebastian Mack scored 18 points off the bench, while Kobe Johnson added 14.
• Wisconsin will face Michigan State in a semifinal matchup on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
• Texas only trails by three points at the half after Tramon Mark hit a shot at the buzzer.

HALFTIME IN NASHVILLE: Tennessee 41, Texas 38Tramon Mark floater at the horn gets Texas back within one possession after an entertaining first half.

We’ll see how many legs Texas has left in the second half.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) March 14, 2025

• Mark leads the Longhorns with eight points, followed by Jordan Pope’s seven. Meanwhile, Chaz Lanier has 17 points for Tennessee at halftime on 8-of-11 shooting (2-of-3 from 3), while Jahmai Mashack added eight.
• Texas is shooting 56% from the floor, including 50% (4-of-8) on 3s. That’s probably keeping them in the game, but can it be sustained in the second half?
• Tre Johnson has only two points for Texas at the 7:18 mark of the first half. Despite that and Chaz Lanier’s hot game thus far, the Longhorns are only down by six, 28-22.

It is disheartening that they run nothing for Tre Johnson . They have got to run sets that get him open or have a second option off of it . He’s standing in the corner or 25 feet away at the top of the key.

— StevenShapiro (@shap62) March 14, 2025

• Johnson averaged 20.1 points per game this season, shooting 39% on 3s.
• Tennessee starting off hot in front of their home state crowd.

Viols off to a great start shooting 60% from the field (9-15) Nashville native Chaz Lanier has 17 points including two three pointers! @WVLTSports @wvlt

— Rick Russo (@wvltrick) March 14, 2025

• It’s the Chaz Lanier show for Tennessee so far. He has 13 of the Vols’ 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
• The battle over which school is the real UT begins in Nashville…
• Tennessee won the first meeting with Texas this season, 74-70.
• Memphis outlasts Wichita State in the AAC quarterfinals, 83-80.
• The Tigers had a 72-61 lead with 6:34 remaining in the second half, but the Shockers wouldn’t go away and got to within 77-74 with 54 seconds left. But PJ Haggerty effectively put the game away, knocking down a jumper for a five-point margin with 32 seconds remaining.
• Haggerty finished with 42 points, tying an AAC tournament record. He added eight rebounds and four assists. Dain Dainja followed with 18 points.
• Bijan Cortes led Wichita State with 19 points, four rebounds and five assists. Xavier Bell added 18 points, keeping the Shockers in the game down the stretch.
• Auburn is on to the SEC tournament semifinals after a tough 62-57 win over Ole Miss.
• Johni Broome finishes with 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Tigers, while Sean Padulla and Dre Davis each scored 12 for the Rebels
• Auburn faces the winner of this afternoon’s Texas-Tennessee quarterfinal tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
• Two Jaylen Murray free throws cut the Auburn lead to 60-57. But Johni Broome may have sunk the dagger with a spinning shot in the post to give the Tigers a five-point lead with 11 seconds remaining in regulation.

Broome is just a beast down the stretch. Still don’t understand how defenders don’t anticipate him going left more. @SECUnfiltered

— Dave Shumate (@DaveShumateSEC) March 14, 2025

• Ole Miss cut the deficit to 57-51 after a Miles Kelly turnover and missed 3 by Johni Broome.
• Yet a Chad Baker-Mazara fast-break dunk off a missed 3 by Jaylen Murray put Auburn back up by nine, which may have snuffed the Rebels’ rally.

Chad Baker-Mazara slams one home plus the foul to give Auburn a 60-51 lead with 1:23 left.

That likely seals this one for the Tigers.@wsfa12news @wsfa12sports

— Davis Baker (@DavisBakerTV) March 14, 2025

• Another basket from Johni Broome and a 3-point play by Denver Jones has lifted Auburn to a 10-point lead, 57-47, with three minutes remaining.
• The Tigers may be pulling away but there’s time for the Rebels to make another run here.
• Auburn has seemingly righted itself after Ole Miss tied the score at 46-46. A Chaney Johnson 3-pointer and three points from Johni Broome have put the Tigers back on top, 52-47, with 3:56 remaining in regulation.

Johni Broome completes the and-one, and Sean Pedulla throws up an airball to lead us to the final media timeout. The Auburn crowd is finally getting into it.#Auburn 52 Ole Miss 47 | 2H 3:56

— Rett Krome (@rkrome2) March 14, 2025

• Auburn is struggling with its shooting in the second half and that’s allowed Ole Miss back into the game. The Rebels have cut the margin to 46-44 on a Dre Davis jumper and had a chance to tie or take the lead, but Jaylen Murray missed a layup.
• It’s still a two-point game with 7:29 remaining and a TV timeout being taken.
• Ole Miss is beginning to find its shot and is sticking close to Auburn as a result. A Dre Davis closes the Rebels to within 43-37 at the 12:48 mark of the second half.