Tennessee guard Jordan McRae (52) shoots against Massachusetts forward Sampson Carter (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball second-round tournament game Friday in Raleigh, N.C. The Vols won 86-67.
Tennessee guard Jordan McRae (52) moves around Massachusetts guard Chaz Williams (3) as Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon (34) holds during the second half of an NCAA college basketball second-round tournament game on Friday, March 21, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C.RALEIGH, N.C. – Jordan McRae turned toward the main section of Tennessee fans on one side of PNC Arena and yelled as the buzzer sounded to signal the start of a timeout.
As he turned back toward the Volunteers bench, he was nearly knocked off his feet by teammate Jeronne Maymon.
Moments earlier, McRae threw down a vicious one-handed slam to give the 11th-seeded Vols a 20-point first-half lead against sixth-seeded Massachusetts in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday afternoon.
Much later, in the locker room after the Vols completed a commanding and comfortable 86-67 win against the Minutemen to advance to the round of 32, McRae was watching the video of his dunk, sent to his phone by text message.
“I knew I didn’t have time to bounce the ball, so I just decided to take off,” McRae said. “I didn’t really know where I was at. Sometimes when I jump, I just jump, and I don’t know where I was at.