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Tennessee defeated Connecticut 65–61 in the 2000 NCAA men's tournament
Tennessee beat Connecticut 65–61 in the South second round during the 2000 NCAA men's tournament.
18–19 March 2000 · Birmingham, Alabama
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The story
Tennessee defeated Connecticut 65–61 in the South second round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The completed result belongs to the 18–19 March 2000 round interval and was staged at Birmingham, Alabama.
How it unfolded
The 4-point decision sent Tennessee forward from this stage and ended Connecticut's tournament run. The bracket records the finish as regulation; no player statistic or play-by-play detail is added without a game-level source.
The wider picture
The NCAA championship bracket fixes the score and advancement path, while two independent tournament registers corroborate the pairing and bracket position. The report counts the game once, states the available date precision and keeps the historical competition interval separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.
Period by period
| Final | Tennessee | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 65 | 61 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.