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New date set for Tennessee basketball's road game at Purdue
- Tennessee will play Purdue on Friday, Dec. 11 in a road game now dated for the 2023–24 schedule release.
- The game was originally set for Dec. 12 but was moved to Dec. 11, per Purdue’s schedule release.
- Purdue will host Tennessee on Dec. 11, 2027, in the return trip of the home-and-home series.
- Tennessee’s upcoming schedule includes a home-and-home with Michigan State and a neutral-site game with North Carolina State in Nashville.
- Tennessee will open the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on November 24 and faces Iowa State or San Diego State on November 26.
- The 16-team bracket features St. John’s, Oregon, Louisville and Texas Tech on Tennessee’s side.
- Purdue defeated Tennessee 71-67 in the Maui Invitational in 2023 and beat the Vols 73-72 in the Paradise Jam in 2009.
- The series history shows Tennessee leads 2-5 in seven meetings with Purdue, with one home-and-home in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
- The Barnes era included marquee non-conference home-and-home games and exhibitions against major programs.
- Tennessee’s 2027-28 schedule includes Illinois in a Chicago neutral-site game and a home-and-home with Illinois concluded by 2023-24 results.
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