Tennessee athletics had quite the night on Friday.
Within a 15-minute span, UT's men's basketball, baseball and softball programs all won massive games.
Here's what happened.
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Men's basketball: 78-65 vs. Kentucky (Sweet 16)
Tennessee basketball is headed back to the Elite Eight for just the third time in program history. This also marks the second-straight year for the Vols making this point in the tournament.
2-seed Tennessee met rival, 3-seed Kentucky, in the Sweet 16 and won 78-65. The Vols only trailed for 32 seconds of the game while dominating the matchup.
Leading the way was Zakai Zeigler. The Tennessee point guard dropped 18 points to go with 10 assists. Chaz Lanier also contributed 17 points and Jordan Gainey managed 16.
Baseball: 11-7 at South Carolina
Tennessee's baseball team hit the road for a second-straight weekend of SEC play. This time, it was a meeting with South Carolina that the Vols claimed 11-7.
No. 1 Tennessee got into an offensive battle with the Gamecocks but survived. Tennessee used nine hits to push across 11 runs. Ariel Antigua led the way with three RBI. Dalton Bargo and Hunter Ensley both hit home runs.
On the mound, Liam Doyle got the start. He went 5.2 innings with nine strikeouts and five earned runs but earned the win. Tanner Franklin and Dylan Loy both came out of the bullpen to seal the win.
Softball: 5-2 at Oklahoma
The Lady Vols softball team also hit the road for a tough matchup. They played the gold standard of softball, Oklahoma.
Despite coming in as an underdog, No. 10 Tennessee took down the No. 2 Sooners 5-2. Sophia Nugent and Amayah Doyle both hit home runs to be credited with a pair of RBi each.
Sage Mardjetko got the start and went 2.1 innings while giving up one run on two hits. Then, it was Karlyn Pickens who got the ball to go 5.2 innings where she gave up six hits, one run and struck out six batters while earning the win.
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