116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
NCAAs: Iowa vs. Tennessee, Iowa State vs. N. Carolina
Mar. 16, 2014 5:51 pm
Iowa is in an NCAA men's basketball tournament play-in game against Tennessee Wednesday night at Dayton, Ohio.
If the Hawkeyes (20-12) win, they will be the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region, and will face No. 6 Massachusetts Friday in Raleigh, N.C. The winner of that game will play Sunday against the winner of Friday's Duke-Mercer game.
Tennessee is 21-12. It had a five-game losing streak snapped by No. 1 Florida in the SEC tournament semifinals.
Iowa State will start NCAA play Friday in San Antonio, Texas, against North Carolina Central. The Cyclones (26-7) are the No. 3 seed in the East Region. North Carolina Central (28-5) is coming off the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference tourney title. The Eagles have won their last 20 games.
The winner of ISU-NCCU will play the winner of Friday's North Carolina-Providence game.
Iowa State Cyclones forward Georges Niang (31) spins away from Iowa Hawkeyes forward Melsahn Basabe (1) and center Adam Woodbury (34) during the first half at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Friday, December 13, 2013. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)
Daily Newsletters