Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin watches a drill during practice for their NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal college basketball tournament game Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Indianapolis. Tennessee plays Michigan on Friday, March 28, 2013.WHERE TO WATCHWhat: Tennessee vs. Michigan in the NCAA tournament’s round of 16Where: IndianapolisWhen: Tonight at 7:15TV: WDEFRadio: 102.3 FM
Tennessee’s Derek Reese signs autographs after practice for the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal college basketball tournament game Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Indianapolis. Tennessee plays Michigan on Friday, March 28, 2013.INDIANAPOLIS – When you first walk into Lucas Oil Stadium, your eyes can’t help but widen at the sight.
The nearly 70,000-seat indoor arena, built in 2008 for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and the host of the 2012 Super Bowl, is impressive enough on its own with its wall of windows, brick exterior, sheer size and the aura of once housing quarterback Peyton Manning.
Drop a large black curtain to divide it in half and put a raised basketball court on the well-lit side of the building, and you could see why Tennessee’s basketball players were in awe of it after their shootaround there on Thursday.
“My jaw kind of dropped when I saw the stadium,” said guard Josh Richardson.