Meltdown for Tennessee

One word about the Ohio State-Tennessee game: Meltdown.

What a crazy game. Tennessee up by 20 in the first half looking like they were going to blow the Buckeyes out of the gym. Ohio State going on a 35-15 run in the second half.

You have to give Thad Matta credit for his management of the big men, shuffling them in and out. It paid off in the end having Oden on the floor for the last second rejection swatting Bruce Pearl's dreams of knocking off a #1 seed and going to the Elite Eight into the 15th row.

The Vols came firing out of the box, looking unstoppable, quick and full of energy. They did hit 16 three pointers in the game. Ohio State from the start looking like they just got out of bed.

If anything Bruce Pearl and the Vols should honestly get the meltdown of the year. This was catastrophic, one that he may never recover from. Many may not think so, but that type of loss will get a coach questioning himself constantly.

Ohio State 85, Tennessee 84