NCAA DIARIES: The Last 24 Hours

March 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball

March 20, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Since the final buzzer sounded at 11:41 p.m., on Wednesday in Dayton, the Vols flew to Raleigh and got few a ZZZZs before they prepared to face UMass in the NCAA Tourney Second Round.

It has been a euphoric, yet focused 24 hours since the Vols secured their first NCAA Tournament win in 1,454 days. The Vols landed in North Carolina at 2:45 a.m. and checked into their hotel around 3:45 a.m. After some sleep, it was time to gameplan for the sixth-seed Minutemen. Check out a behind-the-scenes look right here: