Tennessee’s once-promising season has ended with a thud.
The No. 5 seed Volunteers were beaten 70-56 by No. 12 Oregon State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday. And the score reflects how not close the game was throughout. Tennessee was thoroughly outplayed by the Pac-12 tournament champions.
Oregon State (18-12) got into the tournament because it won three-straight games in the Pac-12 tournament and pushed its winning streak to four with the easy win. It’s the first victory for the Beavers in the NCAA tournament since 1982 when OSU advanced to the Elite Eight.