NCAA Tournament roundup: Tennessee tops Iowa State, in 3rd straight Elite Eight

Nate Ament scored 18 points and Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 as sixth-seeded Tennessee defeated second-seeded Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinal.

Tennessee (25-11) will meet top-seeded Michigan in Sunday's regional final, the Volunteers' third straight trip to the Elite Eight under coach Rick Barnes. Big men Felix Okpara (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Carey (11 points, 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles.

Nate Heise and Tamin Lipsey paced the...