NCAA Tournament: Kellie Harper previews Tennessee-Toledo game

NCAA Tournament: Kellie Harper previews the Tennessee-Toledo second-round NCAA Tournament game

No. 4 seed Tennessee (24-11, 13-3 SEC) will host No. 12 seed Toledo (29-4, 16-2 MAC) Monday at Thompson-Boling Arena in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. EDT. ESPN2 will televise the second-round matchup.

Ahead of Monday’s contest, Lady Vols’ head coach Kellie Harper met with media.

“I think we’re playing a team that could have easily had a different number in front of their name, a lower number,” Harper said. “This is a really talented basketball team, an experienced team who’s rolling. They’re playing some really good basketball. They’re confident. They have big wins on the season, and they’ve done what they needed to do in their league, so a very talented team. They’re disciplined, they’re tough. They obviously can spread you out with the three-point shooters, got some folks that can score in the paint and that’s off the pass and the drive.

“They’re very talented and they’re a very smart, very intelligent basketball team on the defensive end. Where they might not be — might not have the size of some opponents, they’re able to make up for that with how they play, so we know this is a very good basketball team. We’re in for a big battle.”

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Harper’s continued preview of the Tennessee-Toledo game is listed below.