In the end, Purdue had no answer for Tennessee’s Grant Williams whose final basket of the game with 14 seconds left gave him 22 points on the night and the Volunteers a 1 point lead.
After P. J. Thompson missed an open mid-range look in retaliation, Purdue would foul and eventually fall 78-75, to the unranked Volunteers.
The Boilers would jump out early against Tennessee, but a 9-0 run to end the first half by Tennessee would tie the game at 31. Tennessee would start the second half scoring 7 more points and Purdue found themselves for the first time this year really tested.