Tennessee Butler Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the #2 seeded Tennessee Volunteers will play the #7 seeded Butler Bulldogs at BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

When: Sunday March 23, 2:15 PM ET
Where: BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL
Television Coverage: CBS Sports
Game Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Tennessee Head Coach: Bruce Pearl
Butler Head Coach: Brad Stevens

Team	1st	2nd	OT	SCORE
NCAA East Regional - FINAL OT
#2 Tennessee Volunteers	38	25	13	76
#7 Butler Bulldogs	34	29	8	71

Tennessee Butler Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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End of Game

(00:01)Butler Missed 3-pt. Jump Shot #30 Willie Veasley

Butler 30 sec. Timeout

(00:04) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #2 JaJuan Smith
(00:04) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #2 JaJuan Smith
(00:05)Butler Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #2 Julian Betko
(00:05)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #2 Julian Betko
(00:06) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #2 JaJuan Smith
(00:06) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #2 JaJuan Smith

#10 Mike Green has fouled out

(00:17)Butler Made Layup #35 Pete Campbell
(00:32) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #12 Ramar Smith
(00:32) Tennessee Made Layup #12 Ramar Smith

Tennessee Full Timeout

(01:03) Tennessee Made Layup #4 Wayne Chism
(01:32) Tennessee Made Layup #12 Ramar Smith
(01:54)Butler Made Layup #11 A.J. Graves
(02:15) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #4 Wayne Chism
(02:15) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #4 Wayne Chism
(02:58)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #10 Mike Green
(03:55) Tennessee Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #5 Chris Lofton

Start of Overtime

End of Regulation

(00:01)Butler Missed 2-pt. Jump Shot #10 Mike Green

Tennessee Full Timeout

(00:34)Butler Made Layup #30 Willie Veasley
(01:09)Butler Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(01:09)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(01:23) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(01:23) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(02:16) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #4 Wayne Chism
(02:37)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #11 A.J. Graves
(02:37)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #11 A.J. Graves

TV Timeout

(02:37)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #11 A.J. Graves
(02:37)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #11 A.J. Graves

Butler is out of timeouts

Butler Full Timeout

(03:10) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(03:10) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(03:26)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(03:26)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #10 Mike Green

TV Timeout

(03:57) Tennessee Made Dunk #30 J.P. Prince
(04:11)Butler Turnover: Offensive Foul #10 Mike Green

Butler 30 sec. Timeout

Tennessee Full Timeout

(05:49)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(05:49)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(07:23)Butler Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #11 A.J. Graves
(07:40) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #4 Wayne Chism
(07:52) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #15 Jordan Howell
(07:52) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #15 Jordan Howell

Tennessee Full Timeout

(08:18)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #2 Julian Betko
(10:51) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(10:51) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(11:39)Butler Made Dunk #30 Willie Veasley
(11:44) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #4 Wayne Chism
(11:44) Tennessee Made Layup #4 Wayne Chism
(11:53)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(11:53)Butler Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #10 Mike Green

TV Timeout

(11:59) Tennessee Made Layup #30 J.P. Prince
(12:45)Butler Made Layup #10 Mike Green

Butler Full Timeout

Tennessee Full Timeout

(14:41)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #34 Drew Streicher
(15:50) Tennessee Made Layup #12 Ramar Smith

TV Timeout

(16:10)Butler Made Layup #11 A.J. Graves
(16:21)Butler Made Layup #10 Mike Green
(16:37) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Tyler Smith

Butler Full Timeout

(18:33) Tennessee Made Dunk #4 Wayne Chism
(19:31) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Tyler Smith

Start of 2nd half

Key Statistics

Tennessee Has turned over the ball 10 times
Butler Free Throws 8-14, 57%
Tennessee 3-pointers 4-9, 44%
Butler 3-pointers 6-14, 42%
Tennessee Shooting 12-26, 46% from the field
Butler Shooting 10-25, 40% from the field

HALFTIME

(00:01) Tennessee Missed 3-pt. Jump Shot #5 Chris Lofton

Butler Full Timeout

(00:06) Tennessee Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #5 Chris Lofton

Tennessee Full Timeout

(00:43)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #35 Pete Campbell
(00:46) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #32 Duke Crews
(00:46) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #32 Duke Crews
(00:58)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(00:58)Butler Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #10 Mike Green
(01:17) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #12 Ramar Smith
(01:17) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #12 Ramar Smith
(01:38)Butler Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #34 Drew Streicher
(01:38)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #34 Drew Streicher
(02:10) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Tyler Smith
(02:19)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #11 A.J. Graves
(02:43)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #45 Matt Howard
(02:43)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #45 Matt Howard
(03:15) Tennessee Made Layup #2 JaJuan Smith
(03:53)Butler Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #30 Willie Veasley
(03:53)Butler Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #30 Willie Veasley

TV Timeout

(04:34) Tennessee Made Layup #2 JaJuan Smith
(05:17)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #35 Pete Campbell
(05:57)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #11 A.J. Graves
(06:03) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(06:03) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1of 2 #1 Tyler Smith
(07:21)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #11 A.J. Graves
(07:21)Butler Made Free Throw 1of 2 #11 A.J. Graves
(07:53)Butler Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #45 Matt Howard
(07:55) Tennessee Made Layup #25 Josh Tabb
(08:15) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1of 2 #4 Wayne Chism
(08:15) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #4 Wayne Chism
(09:05)Butler Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #10 Mike Green
(09:40)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #11 A.J. Graves
(11:18)Butler Made Layup #30 Willie Veasley
(11:24) Tennessee Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #30 J.P. Prince
(11:24) Tennessee Made Layup #30 J.P. Prince
(11:32)Butler Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #30 Willie Veasley
(11:32)Butler Missed 2-pt. Jump Shot #30 Willie Veasley
(11:48) Tennessee Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #33 Brian Williams
(11:48) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1of 2 #33 Brian Williams
(12:20) Tennessee Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #33 Brian Williams
(12:20) Tennessee Made Layup #33 Brian Williams
(13:08)Butler Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #35 Pete Campbell
(13:08)Butler Missed Free Throw 1of 2 #35 Pete Campbell
(13:11) Tennessee Made Layup #30 J.P. Prince
(14:20)Butler Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #35 Pete Campbell
(14:36) Tennessee Made Layup #12 Ramar Smith

TV Timeout

(16:29) Tennessee Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #2 JaJuan Smith
(17:10) Tennessee Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #5 Chris Lofton
(18:01) Tennessee Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Tyler Smith
(18:14)Butler Made Layup #45 Matt Howard
(19:34) Tennessee Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #4 Wayne Chism

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Tennessee Butler Bracket

How they Got Here

Tennessee: defeated #15 American 72-57
Butler: defeated #10 South Alabama 81-61

2008 East Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 27 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC			Finals March 29 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC

1	North Carolina	113
16	Mount St. Mary's	74
			1	North Carolina	108

			9	Arkansas	77
8	Indiana	72

9	Arkansas	86
						1	North Carolina	68

						4	Washington St.	47
5	Notre Dame	68

12	George Mason	50
			5	Notre Dame	41

			4	Washington St.	61
4	Washington St.	71

13	Winthrop	40
									1	North Carolina	83

									3	Louisville	73
6	Oklahoma	72

11	Saint Joseph	64
			6	Oklahoma	48

			3	Louisville	78
3	Louisville	79

14	Boise State	61
						3	Louisville	79

						2	Tennessee	60
7	Butler	81

10	South Alabama	61
			7	Butler	71

			2	Tennessee	76
2	Tennessee	72

15	American	57