What Purdue HC Matt Painter Said Ahead Of Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
Matt Painter grew up and Indiana fan. But he’s a Purdue man through-and-through. He played for the Boilermakers, was an assistant coach for Gene Keady and has now been the Boilermakers head coach for 19 years. No one wants Purdue to get over the hump and return to the Final Four for the first time […]
Tennessee NCAA Tournament Preview: A Quick Look At Purdue
Tennessee basketball is one-game away from punching its ticket to the Final Four for the first time in program history. Standing in the way? The Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue is looking to exercise the demons of last year’s loss to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson and to make the Final Four for the first time since 1980. The […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Before Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
Rick Barnes is on the cusp of making it to the Final Four for the second time in his long coaching career. He’s looking to do it with a Tennessee program that’s never made it to the Final Four. Standing in there way is top-seeded Purdue who knocked off the Vols back in the Maui […]
Tennessee Basketball Opens As Slight Underdogs In Elite Eight Against Purdue
Tennessee basketball opened as 2.5-point underdogs against Purdue in Sunday afternoon’s Elite Eight matchup, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 148. It’s a meeting between two strong programs looking to get over the hump. Tennessee is searching for its first Final Four in program history while Purdue is searching for its first […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Falls To Purdue In Maui Invitational Semifinals
Tennessee basketball dropped its first game of the 2023 season on Tuesday night as No. 2 Purdue survived a rock fight 71-67. The Vols led for most the first half but Purdue took the lead early in the second half. While Tennessee tied the game at two different points they never led again as the […]
No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Purdue: How To Watch, Betting Odds, Prediction
Tennessee basketball moves to the primetime slot of the Maui Invitational Tuesday night as they battle reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey and No. 2 Purdue. The Vols moved into the semifinals with a 17-point win over Syracuse while the Boiler Makers used a second half comeback to knock off No. 11 Gonzaga. […]
Carsen Edwards Presents Unique Problem for Vols’ Defense
The Vols likely won’t be able to shut down Purdue’s Carsen Edwards, but if they can fluster and rush him, UT can beat the Boilermakers.