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Tennessee basketball: 5 keys for Vols in Sweet Sixteen match-up against Purdue

The NCAA Tournament is one of the most amazing times of the year and yet it can be so heartbreaking once your team gets sent packing. But, if you are a Tennessee basketball fan you have to like the chances of making the first Final Four in school history.

But, first, the Vols have to find a way past the Purdue Boilermakers. It’s not that Purdue is that much better of a team, in fact, you can make the argument that Tennessee is head and shoulders the favorite. The spread doesn’t necessarily prove that point, but on paper and scouting the Vols should win this game.