Santiago Vescovi: The Flu ‘A Nightmare’ But Hopeful He Can Play Against Purdue Sunday
DETROIT, Mich. — Fever, chills, body aches. The flu has been “just like a nightmare” for Tennessee super senior shooting guard Santiago Vescovi. Vescovi missed his first game of the season and just his fourth game in his five-year career with the illness as Tennessee basketball outlasted Creighton 82-75 to advance to the Elite Eight on […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players Preview Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
(1) Purdue and (2) Tennessee will square off in an Elite Eight matchup on Sunday afternoon in Detroit with a spot in the Final Four on the line. The Boilermakers defeated (5) Gonzaga on Friday night to advance to the game while Tennessee took down (3) Creighton in the following game. Purdue and Tennessee will […]
What Purdue HC Matt Painter Said Ahead Of Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
Matt Painter grew up and Indiana fan. But he’s a Purdue man through-and-through. He played for the Boilermakers, was an assistant coach for Gene Keady and has now been the Boilermakers head coach for 19 years. No one wants Purdue to get over the hump and return to the Final Four for the first time […]
Tennessee NCAA Tournament Preview: A Quick Look At Purdue
Tennessee basketball is one-game away from punching its ticket to the Final Four for the first time in program history. Standing in the way? The Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue is looking to exercise the demons of last year’s loss to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson and to make the Final Four for the first time since 1980. The […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Before Elite Eight Matchup Against Purdue
Rick Barnes is on the cusp of making it to the Final Four for the second time in his long coaching career. He’s looking to do it with a Tennessee program that’s never made it to the Final Four. Standing in there way is top-seeded Purdue who knocked off the Vols back in the Maui […]
‘First Class Person’: Greg McDermott Congratulates Rick Barnes After Season-Ending Loss
In an ever-changing, volatile college basketball landscape with new and changing rules from season to season, Creighton head coach Greg McDermott pointed to his longtime colleague Rick Barnes as the example of how to navigate the waters. “He’s what’s right about this business.” Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers knocked McDermott’s Creighton Blue Jays out of the NCAA […]
Tennessee Basketball Opens As Slight Underdogs In Elite Eight Against Purdue
Tennessee basketball opened as 2.5-point underdogs against Purdue in Sunday afternoon’s Elite Eight matchup, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 148. It’s a meeting between two strong programs looking to get over the hump. Tennessee is searching for its first Final Four in program history while Purdue is searching for its first […]
RTI Reaction: Breaking Down Tennessee Basketball’s Win Over Creighton
Tennessee basketball is back in the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history after knocking off Creighton 82-75 on Friday night in Detroit. The Vols got contributions up-and-down their roster on a night where starter Santiago Vescovi was out with the flu. Jordan Gainey hit some big shots off the bench and […]
Everything Greg McDermott Said After Tennessee Ended Creighton’s Season
Tennessee basketball ended Creighton’s season on Friday night as the Vols earned an 82-75 victory to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in program history. Following the loss, McDermott discussed Tennessee’s 18-0 run, the challenges the Vols’ defense presents and much more. Here’s everything McDermott said. More From RTI: What Rick Barnes […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Defeated Creighton In Sweet 16
Tennessee basketball advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in program history on Friday night by knocking off Creighton 82-75 on Friday night. It was a complete team performance from Tennessee who was without Santiago Vescovi due to illness but got massive contributions from its bench. Following the win, Tennessee head coach Rick […]
