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Beth Maiman | NCAA.com | January 21, 2021

UConn vs. Tennessee women's basketball: Time, how to watch

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Two of college basketball's most successful programs will meet again when No. 3 UConn takes on No. 25 Tennessee at 7 ET tonight on ESPN from Thompson Boling-Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The game will stream on ESPN. We preview the game here and will provide live updates once it tips off.

These two teams first met in 1995. UConn leads the series 14-9, including 5-2 in NCAA tournament games and 4-0 in national title games. Tonight's game will mark the 24th meeting between the two squads.

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Here's the all-time series history:

UConn and Tennessee all-time series history, results

 
Game No. Date Location Winner Score
1 Jan. 16, 1995 Storrs, CT UConn 77–66
2 April 2, 1995 Minneapolis, MN UConn 70–64
3 Jan. 6, 1996 Knoxville, TN UConn 59–53
4 March 29, 1996 Charlotte, NC Tennessee 88–83
5 Jan. 5, 1997 Hartford, CT UConn 72–57
6 March 24, 1997 Iowa City, IA Tennessee 91–81
7 Jan. 3, 1998 Knoxville, TN Tennessee 84–69
8 Jan. 10, 1999 Storrs, CT Tennessee 92–81
9 Jan. 8, 2000 Knoxville, TN UConn 74–67
10 Feb.2, 2000 Storrs, CT Tennessee 72–71
11 April 2, 2000 Philadelphia, PA UConn 71–52
12 Dec. 30, 2000 Hartford, CT UConn 81–76
13 Feb. 1, 2001 Knoxville, TN Tennessee 92–88
14 Jan. 5, 2002 Knoxville, TN UConn 86–72
15 March 29, 2002 San Antonio, TX UConn 79–56
16 Jan. 4, 2003 Hartford, CT UConn 63–62
17 April 8, 2003 Atlanta, GA UConn 73–68
18 Feb. 5, 2004 Knoxville, TN UConn 81–67
19 April 6, 2004 New Orleans, LA UConn 70–61
20 Jan.  8, 2005 Hartford, CT Tennessee 68–67
21 Jan. 7, 2006 Knoxville, TN Tennessee 89–80
22 Jan. 6, 2007 Hartford, CT Tennessee 70–64
23 Jan. 23, 2020 Hartford, CT UConn 60-45

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Both teams have been led by highly successful coaches. The late Pat Summitt, who finished her career with a 1,098-208 record and eight national championships, coached her final game in March 2012. UConn's Geno Auriemma has won more than 1,000 games (1099-142) and 11 NCAA tournament titles. 

Auriemma is still coaching in Storrs. Kellie Harper is in her second season as head coach at Tennessee. Harper, only the third women's basketball coach for Tennessee in the NCAA era, played point guard for Summitt from 1995-99. 

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