Tennessee Volunteers vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Mar 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	36	43	79
UVA	31	41	72

Game Recap

Tennessee reaches its 4th straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in March Madness. Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Bishop Boswell are roommates on the road and the Tennessee standouts suggested they spend almost every moment — from the practice court to the weight room to social activities — together.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	29	4-11	1-3	7-8	4	0	1	1	2	2	16
34Felix Okpara	34	3-7	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	4	1	2	7
13J.P. Estrella	20	4-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	3	10
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	38	6-14	3-5	6-6	3	6	1	0	3	1	21
3Bishop Boswell	35	4-10	4-9	1-2	3	9	0	0	0	1	13
6DeWayne Brown II	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
23Jaylen Carey	17	4-5	0-0	2-5	2	1	0	0	1	2	10
35Ethan Burg	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Troy Henderson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	14	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	1	2
TOTAL	-	26-5547.3%	8-1942.1%	19-2576.0%	30	20	4	6	10	14	79

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	31	8-14	4-6	2-4	5	2	1	0	1	4	22
17Johann Grunloh	21	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	2	2	4	2
5Sam Lewis	22	2-9	1-5	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	2	5
30Dallin Hall	30	3-10	1-4	0-0	7	7	1	0	1	3	7
1Malik Thomas	15	4-10	3-7	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	12
11Devin Tillis	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33Ugonna Onyenso	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	1	4
2Chance Mallory	25	4-7	1-3	1-3	6	0	2	0	2	4	10
6Jacari White	28	3-12	2-9	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	10

TOTAL	-	27-6939.1%	12-3534.3%	6-1154.5%	30	12	5	5	6	19	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNUVA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Virginia.
+3 (19:54) Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.P. Estrella assists).
30
(19:28) Malik Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:25) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Thijs De Ridder makes 7-foot jumper.
32
(19:00) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
(18:58) Nate Ament misses layup.
(18:55) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Malik Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Johann Grunloh out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(18:49) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:30) Nate Ament makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
62
(18:19) Sam Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(17:43) Malik Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:43) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:43) Malik Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
63
+2 (17:29) J.P. Estrella makes 9-foot hook shot (Bishop Boswell assists).
83
+3 (17:13) Thijs De Ridder makes 24-foot three point jumper.
86
(16:54) Felix Okpara misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:54) Johann Grunloh Block.
(16:49) Dallin Hall Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Thijs De Ridder bad pass turnover.
(16:46) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(16:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup.
(16:41) Sam Lewis Block.
(16:41) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:38) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
106
(16:08) Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Nate Ament misses driving layup.
(15:55) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:45) Jacari White makes driving layup.
108
+2 (15:27) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Felix Okpara assists).
128
(15:08) Sam Lewis misses layup.
(15:06) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:58) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(14:42) Jacari White misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:39) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(14:28) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(14:24) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:23) Dallin Hall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacari White assists).
1211
+2 (13:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
1411
+3 (13:33) Jacari White makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1414
(13:07) Jaylen Carey misses 5-foot hook shot.
(13:04) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Devin Tillis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) Dallin Hall Offensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
+3 (12:41) Jacari White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Thomas assists).
1417
+2 (12:19) Amari Evans makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Bishop Boswell assists).
1617
+3 (11:51) Malik Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
1620
(11:22) Foul on Jacari White.
(11:22) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:22) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:22) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:19) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Malik Thomas misses driving layup.
(10:55) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:43) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1820
(10:12) Chance Mallory misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:07) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
2020
(9:48) Sam Lewis misses driving layup.
(9:48) Nate Ament Block.
(9:48) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(9:42) Foul on Nate Ament.
(9:36) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(9:36) Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:36) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:36) Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:35) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:04) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(8:55) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(8:55) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(8:51) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Nate Ament misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:46) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Chance Mallory bad pass turnover.
(8:42) Amari Evans Steal.
(8:42) Foul on Chance Mallory.
(8:37) Amari Evans traveling turnover.
(8:18) Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:06) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2320
(7:41) Jacari White misses driving layup.
(7:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:25) Bishop Boswell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2620
(6:48) Dallin Hall misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:43) Sam Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(6:43) Sam Lewis misses tip in layup.
(6:42) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (DeWayne Brown II assists).
2820
+2 (6:15) Chance Mallory makes layup.
2822
(5:49) Nate Ament misses 18-foot jumper.
(5:47) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Nate Ament.
+3 (5:21) Malik Thomas makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2825
+2 (5:04) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3025
(4:44) Thijs De Ridder misses 7-foot hook shot.
(4:41) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(4:33) Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:28) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Malik Thomas misses driving layup.
(4:17) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(4:17) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:04) Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3325
(3:51) Johann Grunloh misses layup.
(3:51) Felix Okpara Block.
(3:47) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:17) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Jacari White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:55) Dallin Hall Offensive Rebound.
(2:53) Dallin Hall misses layup.
(2:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(2:45) Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Amari Evans.
+1 (2:41) Jacari White makes free throw 1 of 2.
3326
+1 (2:41) Jacari White makes free throw 2 of 2.
3327
+2 (2:21) Jaylen Carey makes 15-foot jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
3527
(1:55) Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup.
(1:55) Felix Okpara Block.
(1:55) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Jacari White misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(1:23) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Sam Lewis makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Dallin Hall assists).
3529
(0:47) Foul on Johann Grunloh.
+1 (0:47) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
3629
(0:47) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:46) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:29) Ugonna Onyenso makes layup (Thijs De Ridder assists).
3631
(0:04) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(0:01) Bishop Boswell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

UVA

79Points72

26-55(47.3%)Field Goal(%)27-69(39.1%)

8-19(42.1%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)6-11(54.5%)

39(11)Rebounds(Offensive)35(16)

20Assists12

4Steals5

6Blocks5

10Turnovers7

14(0)Fouls(Technical)19(1)

9Largest Lead4

Game Details

Sunday, March 22, 2026 · 6:10 PM

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 19,279 (94.1%)

tv: TNT

spread: TENN -1.5

over/under: 137.5