Tennessee pulls away from shorthanded Iowa State to reach third straight Elite 8
Iowa State was playing without an injured Joshua Jefferson on Friday night.
Though they hung in there for a while, the Cyclones were no match without Joshua Jefferson on Friday. No. 6 Tennessee pulled away in the second half to knock off No.
2 Iowa State 76-62 in Chicago on Friday night. That sent the Volunteers to their third straight Elite Eight, and has them once again just a single win away from reaching the program’s first-ever Final Four. The Vols will take on No.
1 Michigan on Sunday. The Wolverines beat Alabama 90-77 in their Sweet 16 matchup earlier on Friday. Volunteers fend off Iowa State Iowa State kept pace with Tennessee early even without Jefferson, who was still sidelined after he rolled his ankle early in the Cyclones’ first-round win over Tennessee State.
He was considered questionable going into Friday’s contest, and head coach T. J. Otzelberger said it was going to be Jefferson’s decision.