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Tennessee basketball: Ranking all nine Vols NCAA Tournament wins in 2010s

By Caleb Calhoun

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts with teammates during the second half against the Colgate Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts with teammates during the second half against the Colgate Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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9. Colgate Raiders (15-seed)

2019 – Second Round

Final score: Tennessee wins 77-70

It was an ugly win and a win over the worst team Tennessee basketball played this decade. As a result, we put it on the bottom of the list. However, the Vols still won this one and advanced, even if they received a scare throughout portions of the second half.

UT entered the NCAA Tournament in 2019 a bit disappointed. Despite being No. 1 for three weeks during the year, they finished second in the SEC regular season standings, runner-ups in the SEC Tournament and then a No. 2 seed in the Big Dance. So they just missed out on history in every way. But they still had a lot to pay for.

So Barnes’ veteran team built a 16-point lead in the first half. The problem, though, was Colgate was a team that could get red-hot shooting the ball. They did just that in the second half and took a 52-50 lead at one point. The game was tied at 52 at the 10-minute mark in the second half.

Rocky Top then managed to pull away for a 77-70 win. Colgate kept it close by shooting 15-of-29 from the three-point line, and Grant Williams had an off-day scoring the ball. However, Admiral Schofield did his part with 19 points, and UT was able to withstand that red-hot shooting for an ugly win to make it to the next round. Still, it was the least exciting win of the decade.

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