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re: Purdue 99 @ Tennessee 94 Final - TBS
Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
• Tennessee's all-time series with Purdue is tied at 2-2. The two most recent meetings took place at neutral sites. Thursday marks their first-ever postseason meeting.
• The Vols are 24-34 all-time against current members of the Big 10.
• Rick Barnes owns a 2-1 head coaching record vs. Purdue and is 30-29 against current members of the Big 10.
• No player on Tennessee's roster has ever previously reached the Sweet Sixteen.
• This marks UT's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in the state of Kentucky.
• This year's Vols have posted three wins over teams ranked in the AP top five. That ties the 1976-77 squad for UT's most wins over top-five opponents in a single season.
• Two of Tennessee's four losses this season have come in overtime, and all five were away from home against opponents that are seeded No. 5 or better.
• For the first time in program history, Tennessee has spent the entire season ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25.
• The Vols will finish this season with no more than six losses.
• Tennessee's final average home attendance of 19,034 ranks fourth nationally.
• Tennessee is 57-14 (.803) since the start of last season.
• The Vols are 24-34 all-time against current members of the Big 10.
• Rick Barnes owns a 2-1 head coaching record vs. Purdue and is 30-29 against current members of the Big 10.
• No player on Tennessee's roster has ever previously reached the Sweet Sixteen.
• This marks UT's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in the state of Kentucky.
• This year's Vols have posted three wins over teams ranked in the AP top five. That ties the 1976-77 squad for UT's most wins over top-five opponents in a single season.
• Two of Tennessee's four losses this season have come in overtime, and all five were away from home against opponents that are seeded No. 5 or better.
• For the first time in program history, Tennessee has spent the entire season ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25.
• The Vols will finish this season with no more than six losses.
• Tennessee's final average home attendance of 19,034 ranks fourth nationally.
• Tennessee is 57-14 (.803) since the start of last season.
This post was edited on 3/28/19 at 12:22 am
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Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
• For the third straight year, Purdue (25-9) has advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen after blowing past Old Dominion and defending national champion Villanova. The Boilermakers earned an at-large bid to the Big Dance out of the Big Ten Conference.
• Head Coach Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are the most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old. He has also led Purdue to four straight 25-win seasons and a top-15 finish in each of the last four year-end AP polls.
• All-American Carsen Edwards is one of the most explosive players in the country, averaging 23.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. Against Villanova in the second round, he poured in a career-high 42 points, which marked the second-most points by a Purdue and Big Ten player in NCAA Tournament history.
• The All-Big Ten performer is one of two primary threats from deep for the Boilermakers. Edwards has knocked down 120 3-pointers this season while Ryan Cline has connected on 102 long balls. The two are just the second and third players in school history to eclipse the 100 3-pointer mark. Cline leads Purdue in assists (3.4 apg) and is second in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Sophomore Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (.636 FG%) and blocks (2.0 bpg) since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007. The 7-3 center is also averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are the most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old. He has also led Purdue to four straight 25-win seasons and a top-15 finish in each of the last four year-end AP polls.
• All-American Carsen Edwards is one of the most explosive players in the country, averaging 23.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. Against Villanova in the second round, he poured in a career-high 42 points, which marked the second-most points by a Purdue and Big Ten player in NCAA Tournament history.
• The All-Big Ten performer is one of two primary threats from deep for the Boilermakers. Edwards has knocked down 120 3-pointers this season while Ryan Cline has connected on 102 long balls. The two are just the second and third players in school history to eclipse the 100 3-pointer mark. Cline leads Purdue in assists (3.4 apg) and is second in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Sophomore Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (.636 FG%) and blocks (2.0 bpg) since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007. The 7-3 center is also averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
This post was edited on 3/28/19 at 12:23 am
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