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03/22 02:41 CDT Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee Volunteers square off in NCAA Tournament second round Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee Volunteers square off in NCAA Tournament second round By The Associated Press Tennessee Volunteers (23-9, 9-9 SEC) at Ohio State Buckeyes (26-6, 14-6 Big Ten) Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Ohio State and No. 20 Tennessee square off in the NCAA Tournament second round. The Buckeyes' record in Big Ten games is 14-6, and their record is 12-0 in non-conference games. Ohio State has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Volunteers' record in SEC play is 9-9. Tennessee is fifth in the SEC with 37.0 rebounds per game led by Lazaria Spearman averaging 6.0. Ohio State averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than the 5.0 per game Tennessee allows. Tennessee has shot at a 44.0% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points above the 40.4% shooting opponents of Ohio State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Chance Gray is shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Buckeyes, while averaging 12.3 points. Cotie McMahon is averaging 16.7 points over the past 10 games. Jewel Spear is shooting 39.0% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, while averaging 13 points. Talaysia Cooper is shooting 43.0% and averaging 15.0 points over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Buckeyes: 6-4, averaging 75.1 points, 29.9 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 10.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points per game. Volunteers: 6-4, averaging 81.1 points, 33.8 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 9.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.