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Tennessee clinches Elite 8 berth for the second time in program history

The Vols took down Creighton late Friday night to reach the regional final for the second time ever and the first time since 2010.
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Tennessee punches their ticket to the Elite eight.

DETROIT — Tennessee men's basketball took care of business against Creighton on Friday night inside Little Caesars Arena to reach the Elite 8 for just the second time in program history.

The Vols overcame the Bluejays without starting guard Santiago Vescovi, who missed the game due to illness, in a 82-75 triumph that sent Tennessee to the Midwest Regional Finals, where the team will square off against top-seeded Purdue on Sunday.

Tennessee's lone Elite 8 appearance before the 2023-24 season was in the 2009-10 campaign, when a sixth-seeded Tennessee team overcame No. 2 Ohio State in the Sweet 16 in St. Louis. The team went on to lose a heartbreaker to No. 5 Michigan State in the Elite 8 that season, 70-69.

The Vols will be looking for their first-ever trip to the Final Four when they battle No. 1 Purdue inside Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, March 31 at 2:20 p.m. The Boilermakers will be in search of their first Final Four bid since 1980.

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