What time is Tennessee basketball playing Texas in SEC Tournament?
The SEC Tournament enters its third day of competition Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Friday will feature quarterfinal play with the top four seeded teams in action after earning a double BYE: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Tennessee.
No. 4 seed Tennessee (25-6) will open play in the SEC Tournament against No. 13 seed Texas (19-14) on Friday.
The Vols defeated Texas, 74-70, during the regular season on Jan. 11. Tennessee leads the all time men's basketball series against Texas, 6-4, dating to Dec. 18, 1952. Rick Barnes is 3-1 against the Longhorns as Tennessee's head coach.
The winner between Tennessee and the Longhorns will advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday against either No. 1 seed Auburn or No. 8 seed Ole Miss.
Below is television and streaming information for the Tennessee-Texas game.
Tennessee versus Texas TV channel, start time, streaming
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst) and Jess Sims (reporter)
Time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Watch Tennessee vs. Texas live on Fubo
2024-25 Tennessee Vols basketball schedule results
Oct. 27 versus Indiana (L, 66-62 — exhibition)
Nov. 4 versus Gardner-Webb (W, 80-64)
Nov. 9 at Louisville (W, 77-55)
Nov. 13 versus Montana (W, 92-57)
Nov. 17 versus Austin Peay (W, 103-68)
Nov. 21 versus Virginia (W, 64-42 — Naussau, Bahamas)
Nov. 22 versus Baylor (W, 77-62 — Naussau, Bahamas)
Nov. 27 versus UT Martin (W, 78-35)
Dec. 3 versus Syracuse (W, 96-70)
Dec. 10 versus Miami (W, 75-62 — New York, New York)
Dec. 14 at Illinois (W, 66-64)
Dec. 17 versus Western Carolina (W, 84-36)
Dec. 23 versus Middle Tennessee State (W, 82-64)
Dec. 31 versus Norfolk State (W, 67-52)
Jan. 4 versus Arkansas (W, 76-52)
Jan. 7 at Florida (L, 73-43)
Jan. 11 at Texas (W, 74-70)
Jan. 15 versus Georgia (W, 74-56)
Jan. 18 at Vanderbilt (L, 76-75)
Jan. 21 versus Mississippi State (W, 68-56)
Jan. 25 at Auburn (L, 53-51)
Jan. 28 versus Kentucky (L, 78-73)
Feb. 1 versus Florida (W, 64-44)
Feb. 5 versus Missouri (W, 85-81)
Feb. 8 at Oklahoma (W, 70-52)
Feb. 11 at Kentucky (L, 75-64)
Feb. 15 versus Vanderbilt (W, 81-76)
Feb. 22 at Texas A&M (W, 77-69)
Feb. 25 at LSU (W, 65-59)
March versus Alabama (W, 79-76)
March 5 at Ole Miss (L, 78-76)
March 8 versus South Carolina (W, 76-65)
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