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

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

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

And Purdue needed a lucky game from a very average guard to beat us. Vols are going to be very good.

 

[CornbreadVol]

This game feels like two losses because of how physical it was. Going to be tough to pull out a win tomorrow

 

[Dergibvol]

Rick had them in March form

 

[I Love Lamp]

Incoming overreactions to us losing to the #2 team. Reason I stay away from this toxic site now.

 

[NOLACHUCKEYTOM]

Only happens when it matters.

When was that?

 

[SlyStone]

Just wave and head to the locker room fellas

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

I'm so pissed

 

[RavinDave]

Purdue had what, 17 more free throw chances than the Vols?

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

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

6-31 with JJJ

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

1. Cry about refs
2. Cry about announcers
3. Trash your own team

It’s a game thread. In a big game that matters it’s going to have some of everything.

 

[D3Athlete]

Purdue won’t make it past sweet 16 again. They get bailed by a 7”4 dude that gets away with too much. Tennessee ceiling is 100x higher than Purdues.

 

[Caz]

Absolutely was

5-29 was SV, Gainey, ZZ. JJ didn’t help much either, but I’m proud of their effort. Just couldn’t hit shots.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Well, half of the desired championship matchup is set. I’m sure Marquette will get the business in a little while so cheating Bill Self and his Gayhawks will fill out the other half of the bracket.
The Vols are a more complete team than Purdue, in my opinion. Really high ceiling with this team

 

[Warriorvol]

Good game not gonna beat nobody when they shoot 50 ft

 

[TennesseeFan07]

So, 2:30 game tomorrow?

 

[VOLinAL]

We get a chance to beat a top 5 team tomorrow. Do that and we are fine.

 

[keckjm]

Look, blaming refs is a loser move, but the two fouls on Aidoo and Awaka were daggers. Just weak calls. Then Mashack got hooked by Edey and they called foul on us. Those are tough, tough breaks.

Also, people complaining about Gainey’s shot selection need to realize he’s the only player outside Awaka that decided to score in the second half. We missed about 10 wide open 3’s. You hit 3 of those and that’s game over. ZZ and SV have to be better and Knecht has to learn to hold onto the ball.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Really concerned about Santi. Something ain’t right. Got another chance tomorrow to knock off a Top 4 team. Let’s bounce back

 

[I Love Lamp]

Some bad coaching by Barnes in this game as well

Please enlighten us.

 

[SlyStone]

What time we play Marquette and is it tomorrow?

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

48 damn free throws

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Tough game, we’re going to be a damn good team once the guards start hitting their 3s

ZZ, Santi, Gainey & Mashack

Zebras kept Purdue in it, 18 more free throw attempts than us is crazy.

 

[Volprofch05]

Purdoo stiff: game was a lot of taking hits…

 

[tmack50]

I'm so pissed

You should be. We had this one in the bag.

 

[Switch 625]

Scoring droughts suck