Tennessee basketball stars Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament both believe the Vols can go far if they keep taking care of the ball.

Looking at the seven defensive metrics measured by Bart Torvik, Oklahoma has been in the red 32 times out of a possible 63 in the past nine games. Tennessee’s offense will be able to take advantage of the Sooners. The Vols also have a Top 20 defense, making it difficult for OU to shoot the way it has the last two games.

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USA TODAY's Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Paul Myerberg kept Tennessee as a No. 5 seed in the West Region. The Vols would play No. 12 Belmont in Portland, Oregon. The winner would play No. 4 Gonzaga or No. 13 Hawaii.

Tennessee basketball outdueled a shorthanded LSU team and emerged with a 73-63 win.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ny'Ceara Pryor scored 22 points and dished 10 assists, Fatmata Janneh added 17 and Lemyah Hylton put up 12 in Texas A&M's 82-74 win over No. 21 Tennessee on Thursday night.