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CLEANLY BLOCKED.
VOLUNTEERS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH!
HERE'S THE FINAL PLAY.
PRINCE WITH THE BLOCK ON
THE DESPIRATION SHOT OF EVAN
TURNER.
ON ITS SIXTH
VISIT TO THE SWEET 16 WILL MAKE
TO THE ELITE
EIGHT.
[APPLAUSE]
OH, MY.
HEROES FOR THIS
VOLUNTEER SQUAD.
NONE BIGGER THAN THE ROOMMATES,
J.P. PRINCE AND WAYNE CHISM.
VOLUNTEERS WIN IT 76-73.
INTO THE ELITE EIGHT.
WILL TAKE ON NORTH IOWA OR
MICHIGAN STATE ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
BACK TO OUR NEW YORK
STUDIOS AFTER THIS MESSAGES.
IT'S CHEVY TRUCK MONTH.
WHERE IT'S A GREAT TIME TO GET YOUR CHEVY SILVERADO HALF-TON.
IT'S A CONSUMER'S DIGEST BEST BUY.
IOWA TAKING ON MITCH STATE AND
THEN PURDUE WILL TAKE ON DUKE.
COMPLETED OUT IN ST.
LOUIS, TENNESSEE, THE FIRST
EIGHT APPEARANCE EVER
THREE-POINT WIN OVER
OHIO STATE.
VERNE: CHISM GOT IT TO FALL.
JUMPER.
TURNER, YES.
PRINCE GOOD TO BRIAN WILLIAMS.
AND PRINCE.
BALL.
BLOCKED.
VOLUNTEERS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH.
GREG G: WE THOUGHT OHIO STATE
AND SUDDENLY THEY
DIDN'T.
GREG A: 50-22 POINTS IN THE
PAINT.
20 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS.
JOB BY CHISM AND BRIAN
ILLIAMS.
SETH: THEY HELD OHIO STATE TO
SHOOTING IN THE SECOND
HALF.
TENNESSEE'S DEFENSE REALLY WAS
DEFENSE.
TURNER TOOK 23 SHOTS.
I WANT TO POINT OUT, THAT WAS A
GREAT NO CALL ON THAT LAST
THREE-POINT ATTEMPT BY TURNER.
A LOT OF REEVES WOULD HAVE
ANTICIPATED THE FOUL AND BLOWN
THE WHISTLE.
CLEAN BLOCK.
GREG G: A CONFIDENCE WITH BRUCE
AND ONE OF HIS STAR
PLAYERS.
THEY GOT OVER HALF
WE MADE A NICE PLAY ON
SWITCH.
TURNER GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
OOK.
OHIO STATE WAS REALLY FATIGUES
AT THE END.
THOUGHT SUBSTITUTING AT
THE END WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT?
I DID.
GUYS WANTED TO PLAY 40.
NOT WANT BRIAN WILLIAMS
OUT THERE.
WE ARE A BETTER TEN THAN THEIR
SIX.
>> IS EIGHT BETTER THAN 16?
>> THIS GUY RIGHT HERE HAS
A PLACE THEY'VE
NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
GOING TO SEE IF WE
CAN LIVE EVERY KID'S DREAM AND
GET TO THE FINAL FOUR.
>> YOUR PAL PRINCE WAS JUST
UNBELIEVABLE.
HIS PLAY.
>> HIS PLAY WAS ELEVATED.
HE CAME OUT AND SAID WE ARE NOT
GOING HOME.
HE PLAYED HIS GAME TODAY.
>> HOW ABOUT THE PHYSICAL PLAY.
BIGS ON THE INSIDE AND
GUARD GUARDS DID A GREAT
JOB.
>> YOUR PARTNER DID A GREAT
JOB.
YOU DID A TERRIFIC JOB IN THAT
AREA.
>> IT WAS A BIG PASS.
>> YOU'VE HAD THE MOST WINS IN
SCHOOL.ORY OF THE
THE ELITE EIGHT.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD TO YOU?
SOUNDS REAL GOOD.
LIVING IT UPRIGHT NOW.
GREG G: 22 POINTS, 11 REBOUNDS
CHISM.NE
ANY TEAM THAT GETS THIS FAR,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM
SERIOUSLY.
THEM LIGHTLY.
GREG A: THE THING THAT GETS
TROUBLE IS THE SHOTS.
DEFENSIVELY, THEY LIMITED JOHN
DIEBLER, DAVID LIGHTY.
THEY FORCED EVAN TURNER TO BEAT
THEM BY HIM SELF.
HE COULDN'T GET IT DONE.
SETH: BRUCE PEARL TRYING TO USE
THE STRENGTH OF HIS BENCH.
THINKING ABOUT THE INCIDENT
IN EARLY JAN WHERE FOUR PLAYERS
INVOLVED IN AN ARREST.
LOST A GREAT PLAYER.
AWAY FROM THE FINAL
FOUR IS A TESTMENT TO THOSE
GUYS STICKING TOGETHER.
TENNESSEE WILL MEET THE
WINNER ON SATURDAY OF MITCH
STATE NORTH EARN IOWA.
HAVE MORE ON CBS AFTER
EARLIER TONIGHT IT WAS HISTORY
IN THE MAKING...
NOW IT'S SIMPLY HISTORY ALREADY
MADE ...
THE TENNESSEE VOLS ARE STILL
DANCING TONIGHT...
WHICH IS LONGER AND FARTHER THAN
ANY U-T TEAM HAS EVER DANCED
BEFORE.
THE VOLS MARCH ON TO THEIR FIRST
ELITE EIGHT IN SCHOOL HISTORY
WITH A THRILLING 76-73 WIN OVER
TWO-SEED OHIO STATE...
DOWN ONE WITH UNDER 30 SECONDS
TO PLAY...
BRIAN WILLIAMS TIPPED IN A J-P
PRINCE MISS FOR A 74-73 LEAD ...
O-S-U MISSED AT THE OTHER END
THEN FOULED BOBBY MAZE...
WHO MADE BOTH FREE THROWS FOR A
THREE-POINT ADVANTAGE ...
THEN PRINCE SAVED THE DAY...
GETTING A CLEAN BLOCK ON AN EVAN
TURNER THREE-POINTER AS TIME
EXPIRED...
WAYNE CHISM LED THE WAY WITH 22
POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS...
BUT BIG ORANGE WAS ADAMANT IT
WAS AN ALL-AROUND TEAM EFFORT
...
IN THE ALL-AROUND BIGGEST WIN
IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
AS CAMERON TATUM SAID...
U-T CELEBRATING NOW WHILE
WATCHING THIS LATE GAME...
go where no other
Vols basketball team
has goneat's to
the NCAA
tournament's elite 8.
The 6th seeded
Volunteers played 2nd
seeded Ohio State in
the midwest region
semifinals in St. Louis.
The Buckeyes led
13-7 when the Vols
went on a 10-0 run to
take the lead. By
halftime the Buckeyes
had regained a 3-point
lead... they led by 6
early in the 2nd half...
Wayne Chism, Scotty
Hopson and J.P.
Prince led a charge
which put the Vols
back on top with
6:45... they were up
by 5 with 3:50 to go.
The Buckeyes
reclaimed the lead
with 2:15 left.... a
Brian Williams tipin
with 30 seconds left
made it 74-73,
Tennessee.
FULL SCREEN
A pair of Bobby Mays
free throws with 12
seconds left put the
Vols up by 3... Prince
blocked an Evan
Turner three pointer at
the buzzer... and for
the first time ever, the
Vols are going to the
elite 8. They beat the
Buckeyes 76-73.
WIPE
SOT FULL
WIPE
FULL SCREEN
... the Vols will play
the winner of the
Michigan
State/Northern Iowa
game in the midwest
region finals Sunday
afternoon....
Spartans by 4... 2nd
half..
In the south region
tonight in Houston, 3rd