WATCH: Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players React to Season Ending Loss to Purdue
Tennessee’s memorable season officially comes to a close with a loss to Purdue in the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Vols fell to the Boilermakers by a score of 72-66 on Sunday afternoon in Little Caesars Arena. Tennessee finishes the year with a top-eight finish, an SEC regular season championship, the SEC […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee’s Season Ended In Elite Eight
Tennessee basketball’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon as top-seeded Purdue knocked off the Vols 72-66 in the Midwest Regional Final in Detroit. The Vols jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half but found themselves down by two at halftime as Purdue ended the half on a 15-2 run. Tennessee […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee’s Season Ends At Hands Of Purdue In Elite Eight
DETROIT — Tennessee basketball’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon one game short of the Final Four as one-seed Purdue knocked off the Vols 72-66. Dalton Knecht was fantastic but Tennessee couldn’t hit enough shots around him and didn’t have enough answers for Zach Edey or Purdue’s inside physicality. Here’s three quick takeaways. […]
RTI Game Predictions: Tennessee Basketball vs. Purdue
Tennessee basketball is one win away from making the Final Four for the first time in program history as the Vols prepare to face Purdue in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon. The Vols are in the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history after knocking off three-seed Creighton 82-75 in the […]
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Purdue: How To Watch, Lineups, Complete Preview
The stakes couldn’t be much higher. No. 2-seed Tennessee versus No. 1-seed Purdue in the Midwest Region Final and a berth in the Final Four on the line on Sunday afternoon in Detroit. Here’s everything to know ahead of the Elite Eight matchup. More From RTI: Santiago Vescovi Hoping To Play Against Purdue In Elite […]
Santiago Vescovi: The Flu ‘A Nightmare’ But Hopeful He Can Play Against Purdue Sunday
DETROIT, Mich. — Fever, chills, body aches. The flu has been “just like a nightmare” for Tennessee super senior shooting guard Santiago Vescovi. Vescovi missed his first game of the season and just his fourth game in his five-year career with the illness as Tennessee basketball outlasted Creighton 82-75 to advance to the Elite Eight on […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players Preview Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
(1) Purdue and (2) Tennessee will square off in an Elite Eight matchup on Sunday afternoon in Detroit with a spot in the Final Four on the line. The Boilermakers defeated (5) Gonzaga on Friday night to advance to the game while Tennessee took down (3) Creighton in the following game. Purdue and Tennessee will […]
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 […]
