No. 2 seed Tennessee (27-8, 14-4 SEC) will play No. 1 seed Purdue (32-4, 17-3 Big Ten) Sunday in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Tipoff between the Vols and Boilermakers is slated for 2:20 p.m. EDT and CBS will televise the contest.
Sunday will mark the seventh all time meeting between Tennessee and Purdue. The Boilermakers have won four of the six previous games between the two schools.
Purdue also has a two-game win streak in the series. The Boilermakers defeated Tennessee, 71-67, during the 2023-24 regular-season.
Tennessee earned its last victory against Purdue during the 2017-18 season. The Vols defeated Purdue, 78-75 in overtime, during the Battle 4 Atlantis in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
The game was tied, 31-31, at halftime and tied, 63-63, in regulation.
Grant Williams totaled 22 points and eight rebounds for the Vols, while Kyle Alexander recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Admiral Schofield finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for Tennessee.
