The Official #7 Tennessee vs. #2 Purdue Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

[ButchPlz]

Edey mauled Mashak and of course refs whistle against the orange

His hand was flat against the back of Mashack's head. It was so obvious.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

It’s called overrated

Their trash

Nope. They’re very good. It was an ugly game because the refs wouldn’t allow there to be any flow to the game. Purdue deserves to be ranked in the top 5.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Well…see you next game.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Some of you are so dumb, it’s fascinating

 

[TheMookieMonster]

THAT was our play design??????? WHAT?

 

[volsarelife1]

Vescovi, Gainey, ZZ a combined 5-28 shooting. That's your ballgame right there

* 5-29 combined from Vescovi, Gainey, ZZ. That's your ballgame

 

[Dergibvol]

That's the play they run. A 20% 3 pt shooter. Yay

 

[TrippieRedd]

You must think pretty lowly of the Vols then...

Nope.


Refs horrible

 

[Cdywolfe]

That was the worst officiating I’ve ever seen in a basketball game. Complete trash.

 

[casetopia]

Good game just couldn't make shots when we needed to.

 

[Namorto1]

Pretty horrible out of bounds call.

 

[KeyVol14]

They went toe to toe with Purdue....we're going to be just fine.

 

[tnvols72]

I know that was not the play that Barnes drew up. No way he wanted ZZ to take that shot. This team needs work

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

Purdue finishes 29-48 from the FT line, lmao.

 

[sportsnut624]

Well good game. Just didn’t hit any open shots and it doomed us.

 

[LibertyVol]

That is exactly it! Good news is that won't happen very often!

Only happens when it matters.

 

[volsarelife1]

Some bad coaching by Barnes in this game as well

 

[tmack50]

ZZ, Gainey, James, Vescovi were 6-31

That was the game right there.

 

[ETV]

edey is a childish goon.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Trippie channeling his early 2010s-era DallasBowlin

 

[KeyVol14]

Purdue finishes 29-48 from the FT line, lmao.

48 attempts? Thats absurd

 

[Cdywolfe]

Same refs tomorrow? If so I’m not gonna bother. What we just watched wasn’t even basketball.

 

[volz2wallz]

Gave that one away

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

The second half is going to be a foul fest. You can see it coming.

This was impressive

 

[landscapingvol]

Good game guys. Just couldn't overcome the refs.

It’s the same flaw Tennessee basketball has had the last 3-4 years, inconsistent offense and poor shooting. James, and Vescovi have been in the program several years and still struggle offensively like the day they arrived on campus. They were both essentially no shows during the tournament at the end of last season