#6 seed Tennessee(27-8) meets #2 seed Ohio State(29-7) in the NCAA Tournament Regional semifinals for the 2nd time in 3 seasons tonight when the Vols and Buckeyes matchup at 7:07 PM EST on CBS in the Midwest Region. Vols coach Bruce Pearl has to like his chances a little bit more this time around versus Thad Matta’s Buckeyes squad, as the Buckeyes had two top five draft picks on the court in C Greg Oden and PG Michael Conley the last time these two teams squared off. The Buckeyes will still have one future top five NBA draft pick on the court tonight in 6-7 swingman Evan Turner, who is a leading candidate for national player of the year honors. The silky smooth Chicago native averages 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Tennessee will have to find a way to contain Turner and prevent him from dominating the game if the Vols are to get past the Sweet 16 round for the 1st time in school history. The Vols have reached the Sweet 16 three times in the last four season and six times overall, but have never gotten past this round and into the Elite 8. Vegas oddsmakers have made Ohio St -4.5 point favorites with the total set at 133.5. You can bet on tonight’s Ohio St-Tennessee game plus all of the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 action at SBG Global Sportsbook(30% Bonus on Your 1st Deposit!). View all of tonight’s March Madness Odds at NSAwins.com.
