The No. 11 seed Miami RedHawks take on the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 20.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Miami (Ohio) men's basketball entered the day with hopes of continuing its magical season and becoming a true March Madness' Cinderella. Those won't happen. The 11th-seeded RedHawks were unable to keep up with 6-seed Tennessee on Friday,

Tennessee defeated Miami (Ohio) 78-56 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Here are three takeaways from the win.

Miami of Ohio men's basketball head coach Travis Steele reflected on his team's historic regular season after their NCAA Tournament run ended Friday night with a first-round loss to Tennessee.

No. 6 seed Tennessee basketball held No. 11 Miami (Ohio) to its worst offensive performance of the season in a 78-56 win.

Miami (OH) RedHawks (32-1, 18-1 MAC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (22-11, 12-8 SEC) Philadelphia; Friday, 4:25 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -11.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Tennessee plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Miami (OH).

The RedHawks came to represent much more than a spunky mid-major that earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 22 of his 29 points in the first half and J.P. Estrella added 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 seed Tennessee ended the magical season for 11th-seeded Miami (Ohio), 78-56, in a Midwest Region first-round game on Friday afternoon.

The Tennessee Volunteers have completed the first half of their round one March Madness contest. Here is how the game has played out thus far.