Tennessee and Purdue are set for battle today in Detroit. It’s a rematch of the Maui Invitational, where the Boilermakers got the better of the Volunteers. Today, the stakes are much higher — a trip to the Final Four is on the line.
Tennessee has never been to a Final Four before, and this is only their second ever appearance in the Elite Eight. They’ll have to get through Zach Edey and company this afternoon, which will be no small task.
“Obviously we’re excited to be here and going up against a team that we played earlier in the year over in Honolulu,” Rick Barnes said this week.