Game time announced for Sweet Sixteen matchup between Tennessee and Iowa State
Mar 22, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Ja'kobi Gillespie (0) reacts with guard Bishop Boswell (3) in the second half during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Tennessee Vols took care of business on Sunday evening, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 79-72 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The 6 seed Vols will now turn their sights to Chicago, where they’ll head to face the 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones on Friday night.
Naturally, the question is, when on Friday night? For those of us who prefer an early bedtime, well, we’re all out of luck. The game times have been announced for Thursday and Friday’s Sweet Sixteen contests, and the Vols and Cyclones will be taking the very last slot of the night: 10:10 pm ET.
CBS Sports and TNT Sports Announce Tip Times and Commentator Teams for Regional Semifinals on Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27 pic. twitter. com/UqN8oceaNP — March Madness Men’s Basketball TV (@MM_MBB_TV) March 23, 2026 The game will be on some combination of TBS and TruTV, starting at 10:10 pm ET or perhaps later, if the prior game between Alabama and Michigan, which starts at 7:35 pm ET, runs over.
Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Evan Washburn will be on the call for the game. Pour some coffee folks. Gonna be a late night.
Go Vols!