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.
Mar 22, 2026, 09:59 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--TENN
0%
--UVA

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.P. Estrella assists)
  • Malik Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Thijs De Ridder makes 7-foot jumper
  • Nate Ament misses layup
  • Malik Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Ament makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Sam Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Malik Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Malik Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • J.P. Estrella makes 9-foot hook shot (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Thijs De Ridder makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Felix Okpara misses 12-foot jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup
  • J.P. Estrella makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Ament misses driving layup
  • Jacari White makes driving layup
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Felix Okpara assists)
  • Sam Lewis misses layup
  • Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jacari White misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Felix Okpara misses layup
  • Dallin Hall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacari White assists)
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jacari White makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Carey misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Devin Tillis misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jacari White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Thomas assists)
  • Amari Evans makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Malik Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Malik Thomas misses driving layup
  • Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Chance Mallory misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Carey makes layup (Amari Evans assists)
  • Sam Lewis misses driving layup
  • Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Thijs De Ridder misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Felix Okpara misses layup
  • Nate Ament misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacari White misses driving layup
  • Bishop Boswell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Dallin Hall misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Sam Lewis misses tip in layup
  • Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (DeWayne Brown II assists)
  • Chance Mallory makes layup
  • Nate Ament misses 18-foot jumper
  • Malik Thomas makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Thijs De Ridder misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Malik Thomas misses driving layup
  • Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Johann Grunloh misses layup
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jacari White misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dallin Hall misses layup
  • Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jacari White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacari White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylen Carey makes 15-foot jumper (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup
  • Jacari White misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Sam Lewis makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ugonna Onyenso makes layup (Thijs De Ridder assists)
  • Bishop Boswell misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Johann Grunloh misses 11-foot hook shot
  • Johann Grunloh misses layup
  • Felix Okpara misses dunk
  • Bishop Boswell misses 19-foot jumper
  • Nate Ament misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Ament makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Malik Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Malik Thomas misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup
  • Thijs De Ridder misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Ament misses tip in layup
  • Nate Ament makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Carey assists)
  • Sam Lewis makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Thijs De Ridder misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ugonna Onyenso makes layup (Devin Tillis assists)
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Chance Mallory makes driving layup
  • Chance Mallory misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Nate Ament makes layup
  • Chance Mallory makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Jaylen Carey makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Thijs De Ridder misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chance Mallory misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Thijs De Ridder makes layup (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Malik Thomas makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Thijs De Ridder assists)
  • Amari Evans misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Dallin Hall misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Malik Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Felix Okpara misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Felix Okpara makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Felix Okpara makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Thijs De Ridder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Thijs De Ridder makes layup
  • J.P. Estrella makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Chance Mallory makes layup
  • Bishop Boswell misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nate Ament misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ethan Burg misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Thijs De Ridder makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Nate Ament misses 15-foot jumper
  • Dallin Hall makes driving layup
  • Bishop Boswell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
  • Dallin Hall makes driving layup
  • Johann Grunloh makes 2-foot dunk (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Dallin Hall misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2
  • J.P. Estrella makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dallin Hall misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Thijs De Ridder makes layup
  • J.P. Estrella makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Bishop Boswell assists)
  • Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup
  • Jacari White misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacari White misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Thijs De Ridder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists)
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dallin Hall misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Bishop Boswell misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Bishop Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jacari White misses layup
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chance Mallory misses layup
  • Jacari White misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chance Mallory makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chance Mallory misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jacari White misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dallin Hall misses layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Tennessee VolunteersTENNTENN
(24-11)
(24-11, 5-5 Away)
-1.5
+102
-1.5
+102
o137.5
-108
-115
Virginia CavaliersUVAUVA
(30-6)
(30-6, 16-1 Home)
u136.5
-110
+1.5
-122
u137.5
-112
-105
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