No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-7) defeated No. 3 seed Kentucky (24-12), 78-65, Friday in the Sweet 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tennessee will next play No. 1 seed Houston (33-4) in the Elite Eight on Sunday in Indianapolis. Tipoff between the Vols and Cougars is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. EDT and will be televised by CBS.

With a win, Texas will advance to the Elite Eight round for the fourth time in a five-year span. Tennessee was last an Elite Eight qualifier in 2016.

The Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team nearly made history during the NCAA tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team had their sea

The Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship features familiar foes and Southeastern Conference rivals with No. 2 Tennessee battling No. 3 Kentucky.

The Wildcats come off an 84-75 victory over a No. 6-seeded Illinois team. Senior guard Koby Brea recorded a team-high 23 points and contributed six rebounds and an assist. Lamont Butler and Otega Oweh each recorded double-digit points in the victory.

Tennessee basketball will face No. 3 seed Kentucky in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

Both the Wildcats and Volunteers scored wins by large margins in the early rounds of the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament.

The No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats (24-11) and the No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (29-7) will meet on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.