Tennessee uses a strong second half to pull away from a Texas team playing in its third game in three days, but the Longhorns feel ready for the NCAAs.

Tennessee won the first match between the two teams in Texas after a great performance by Darlinstone Dubar.Vols on SI has you covered all game long with LIVE UPDATES. You can find all pre-game information needed below the updates.

Here's how to watch the Texas Longhorns take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament. A Texas win should get it into the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee Vols basketball vs Texas Longhorns in SEC Tournament quarterfinals on March 14, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee

The No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers and Texas Longhorns meet in the SEC Tournament. Friday's game is the second meeting this season between the two teams.

Tennessee will face Auburn in the SEC Tournament semifinals, but Texas is out and will have to sweat its bubble status on Selection Sunday.

Former Texas Longhorns Coach Rick Barnes, now Tennessee Volunteers head coach, offered his opinion on why Texas deserved a NCAA tournament spot.

The Tennessee Volunteers are one of the best teams in the country, a status that has become expected under 10th-year head coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee is battling conference foes Alabama and Florida for the final No.

Former Texas Longhorns head coach Rick Barnes is vouching for his former team to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers head coach said Friday after an 83-72 win over Texas in the SEC Tournament that there's "no doubt" the Longhorns have earned an at-large bid to March Madness.