Tennessee Basketball: 5 best games of Volunteers’ 2016-17 season

Jan 14, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes talks with forward Admiral Schofield (5) and guard Jordan Bone (0) and forward Grant Williams (2) during a stoppage in play in the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 25, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Jordan Bell (1) reacts at the end of the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the finals of the Midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Sprint Center. Oregon defeated Kansas 74-60. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /

Oregon

Like you probably already know, the Tennessee Volunteers played every team that made the Final Four and kept it close with all of them. The Vols even took one of these teams to overtime but were no match for the Oregon Ducks, who won 69-65.

Dillon Brooks, who had been injured the previous games and was listed as questionable, caught fire in this one, scoring 17 points and hitting multiple clutch shots. Imagine if he had only sat out one more game; Tennessee might have ended up playing in the NIT.

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