Purdue and Tennessee will meet again starting next season
One of college basketball’s most serendipitous rivalries will renew next season, as Purdue and Tennessee have agreed to a two game home-and-home series that will begin with a meeting in Mackey Arena next season.
The Boilermakers will then visit Knoxville Dec. 11, 2007.
The home game next season is the second known marquee game on Purdue’s 2026 non-conference schedule, joining the trip to Iowa State. There will also be an MTE event to be determined, and an Indy Classic game yet to be determined.
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Purdue and Tennessee have accounted for a few memorable NCAA Tournament games in the past decade or so, notably the Boilermakers’ 72-66 Elite Eight victory in Detroit in 2024, the win that sent Purdue to its first Final Four since 1980. Previously, Purdue reached the 2019 Elite Eight with a 99-94 overtime win in Louisville.
In 2023, Purdue beat the Vols 71-67 in Honolulu en route to winning the Maui Invitational.
Tennessee beat Purdue in OT in the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis. In 2009, Purdue won a 73-72 thriller in the Virgin Islands.
