Purdue basketball is one win away from reaching its first Remaining 4 since 1980.
Standing in the way in which is No. 2 seed Tennessee (27-8). The Volunteers took care of Creighton, 82-75, late Friday evening to arrange a rematch of the 2019 Candy 16, which is remembered because the Carsen Edwards and Ryan Cline Sport. That 99-94 time beyond regulation Purdue win despatched the Boilermakers to their final Elite Eight look.
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Purdue is trying each bit a No. 1 seed, blowing out Grambling State and Utah State within the first two rounds earlier than toying with Gonzaga within the Candy 16 on Friday in Detroit.
Purdue vs. Tennessee in Elite 8 begin time
The Boilermakers tackle the Volunteers at 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, at Detroit’s Little Caesars Enviornment.
What channel is Purdue basketball on vs Tennessee?
The Elite Eight recreation will probably be on CBS at 2:20 p.m., Sunday.
Andrew Catalan (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (evaluation) and Evan Washburn (sideline) could have the decision.
Radio: Purdue Sports activities Community (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (evaluation).
Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 202, Varsity Community, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling
When was final time Purdue performed Tennessee?
In a top-10 matchup within the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21, 2023, the Boilermakers beat the Vols, 71-67. Fletcher Loyer scored 27 factors and Zach Edey had 23 factors and 10 rebounds. Tennessee led by as many as 9 factors halfway by means of the primary half.
Dalton Knecht, the eventual SEC Participant of the 12 months, led Tennessee with 15 factors, whereas Purdue held Tennessee to 26% (8-of-30) from behind the arc.
“We knew it was going to be a bodily basketball recreation,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes stated after the sport. “Each groups aren’t going to shrink back from that, enjoying arduous. Not many issues are simple to come back by.”
Zach Edey is dominating March Insanity
The reigning nationwide participant of the yr, and a shoe-in to repeat as faculty basketball’s greatest participant has been notably dominant on this yr’s NCAA event.
He is averaging 26.6 factors and 16.3 rebounds within the Boilermakers’ three NCAA wins.
Together with his 30-point, 21-rebound efficiency vs. Grambling State within the first spherical he grew to become the primary participant to achieve 30-and-20 in an NCAA event recreation since Maryland’s Joe Smith in 1995. Just one different participant has reached these numbers up to now 50 years: IU’s Kent Benson in 1975.
Who will Tennessee use to protect Zach Edey?
The Volunteers aren’t a very tall group and begin 4 guards. It’s going to be as much as 6-11 Jonas Aidoo (12.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg) and 6-8 Tobe Awaka (5.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg) to try to sluggish Edey down.
Good luck.