Today in Detroit, Purdue and Tennessee will square off. This is a rematch of the Maui Invitational, in which the Volunteers were defeated by the Boilermakers. A trip to the Final Four is on the line, so the stakes are significantly higher now.
Tennessee is making only their second trip to the Elite Eight and has never before made it to the Final Four. It will not be an easy chore to overcome Zach Edey and friends this afternoon.
Rick Barnes stated this week, “Obviously we’re excited to be here and going up against a team that we played earlier in the year over in Honolulu.” Thus, they are acquainted with us, and we are acquainted with them. Returning to the tape that you saw last night,
After then, both teams have really improved. There was a lot of fouls called in such intensely competitive match. Not many calls, in my opinion, will come in here. Once more, I’m incredibly eager for these guys to get another chance to play Purdue.
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