After dueling masterclass performances from Zach Edey and Dalton Knecht, Purdue outlasted Tennessee 72-66 to advance to its first Final Four since 1980. Watch the full finish here.
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I watched Edey play last season and it actually looks like he lost weight this year, also seems quicker on his feet. Really happy for Purdue and admire their resilience. Good luck in the Final Four.
Lost about 10 pounds
Finally put all together and didn't have an unlucky or freak thing happen
@@Jacob_Buehler yeah man, he looks thinner for sure. and it paid off! got them to the Final matchup this tournament.
That was a great NCAA final 4 game. Both teams played with great intensity. A shame one team had to lose.
Elite 8
@@troyboyd3187he’s saying it had the quality of a final 4 game
@@ChristianWorkhard that’s not what he said at all
@@troyboyd3187 I think he was trying to say great NCAA final 4 game to say it was the QUALITY of an NCAA final 4 game. Because he said it was a shame one team had to lose.
@@ChristianWorkhard there’s nothing more I can do to help you. I wish you well on your journey
What a block by Edey. Play of the game.
No
@@idk-_-yes bro y’all need to give Edey respect
@@Hoop356 I don’t respect his style of play at all. It’s a disgrace to basketball
@@idk-_- I mean he playing early 2000 ball and he still has a shot of being good
I understand edey shot a lot of free throws, but at the end of the day this guy averages like 23 points on 60% shooting and has been unstoppable in March madness. Of course they’re gonna play hard defense and foul him, it’s the only thing you can do against him. Tennessee doesn’t have a guy who can play actual defense on Zach edey, or else they wouldn’t need to foul
If I was 8’4 I would dominate too lol js
No you would still be postin on KZhead, tons of bigs no talent. Edey = Talent NPOY x2 facts @@JamesRazorbacks
My guy just spit facts!! Say it louder for the guys in the back!!
@@memnochas4398 Awesome reply! The hog can sit the F down now.
@@JamesRazorbacks Purdue has had multiple 7+ foot players, and current players across D1 just as tall as him, but none dominated like Edey. It's more than just height.
18:49 Maybe the biggest block in Purdue history
Edey haters in shambles.
yes...edey..ha ha ha..!
Edey haters being proven right
Edey only travels every time he touches the ball ...
so does everyone else...
Exactly
So happy for Purdue man
I love this format. 24 minute video, but shows the last 7 minutes of the game. I love it. Please do more of this.
Boiler fan here - what an outstanding Vols team!!! Those Vols kept Purdue on their heels all game long. If Purdue is able to continue playing we will thank Rick Barnes and his team for this great tough experience.
Agreed. Purdue grad here. I agree completely. Bsrnes is a beast. Painter is too
Appreciate the comment but Tennessee should have won the ball game
@@scottwhaley4585 when you check the Vol stat line it's a line from the winning team - except the rebounding stats. That was the ball game, that rebounding saved Purdue from otherwise less than stellar execution (also credit to Vols). Vols did EVERYTHING else in superior fashion.
@@jimkanzelmeyer7722 you know I'm right
Thanks for uploading this, March Madness. Last time I checked, yesterday, the games were going to be on later than what actually happened today. Result: Missed this game. D'oh!
i like painters reaction to edey hug,, like whoa big fella , dont tackle me lol
**( As A °VOLS Fan It Is Quite Embarassing To See ALL The Comments Trying To Pin This Loss On The Refs. ••••••• It Was The °Edey Show ALL Day Long & Tennessee Just SimpLy Didn't Have An Answer For Him, Beat Us Fair•&•Square. Congrats Purdue ! )** 😢
Thank you for this comment.
Not a true fan for admitting the truth
You're a fake trolling... A Real Tennessee fan would have left the signature GBO so stop with that fair and square stuff. No one says that anymore.
Good game dude!! Always a battle win playing the Vols
@@kendallbledsoe6548 : **( Go Cry To °Smokey ! )** :)
Edey put up 40 / 16 / 1 / 1 / 1 and cut down the nets without a ladder because well... 'he's just tall'.
Fletcher Loyer is going to take the team - he's got it going
Flailing Fletcher, needs a technical foul to stop the flop. @7:56 @13:05 in just the final minutes!
Ouch
I was at the game and it was really cool to see 5 Tennessee fans cheering on their team, after they lost. It was only 5 people that I saw but props to those 5. Your team played well and deserve some praise, even right after the loss. Well done.
So proud of my Vols they played their hearts out, man i felt so bad for our Super Seniors and the fact that Purdue ended their season but congratulations to Purdue they deserve it they played just a better today so i hope they go on to win it all
Knect will declare for NBA IMO, he's him
He has too. His college career is over. He has NBA talent for sure. He is insane.
You really don't know what you're talking about do you? Maybe, given that fact, you ought to just shut up. New strategy maybe?
Well, there goes my dream of the "third saturday in October" tournament final match-up. How incredible that would have been.
Purdue vs UConn in title game would be a great match-up.
I mean there is not one time you can claim Edey was lane camping from this last 8 mins when it mattered. I don't understand the people who say that
It's because they don't understand the rule.
Purdue is going to have to play a lot better than this if they want to beat Uconn
As a Purdue fan I have to agree, our 3 point shooting was just not it today
@@Pizmos whoa, gotta beat a red hot NC State team. Not gonna be easy.
@@reedriter2 we definitely have the talent and team to do it
UConn isn't next. One game at a time
@@reedriter2 It's almost impossible to match up with Burns Jr., he's a massive individual. If he plays the 4, Purdue is done.
Alabama and Purdue in the final. Roll Tide.
GO PURDUE. A real school! Never gets in trouble either.
Mentally you have to stay confident!
As a laker fan I'll take Z any day, when you play hack a shaq the man goes to the line
Yup, hacking Edey in the paint is nothing new as they did the same with Shaquille O'Neal, a la Hack-A-Shaq. I'll dub it Hack-A-Zack. Only problem is Edey is a pretty good free throw shooter averaging over 70% at the line during the 4 years he played for Purdue. By comparison, Shaq averaged 57.5% at the FT line while at LSU.
This was bittersweet, wasn't happy Tennessee beat my houston team
What a fantastic game to watch
GG Vols... was pulling for ya.
Release this for the Bama game please
Edey is coming to Miami!
Knech did not connect in the crunch time !
GO PURDUE!!!!
A hard fought game.
Purdue vs uconn in the final ncaa basketball
Bad person.
Nope Alabama will be in the final
@@Fightforyourlif3 Alabama is not going to beat Uconn
@@kevinchang232why? Seton Hall beat UConn. Kansas. Creighton. Anything can happen. You can’t predict the future.
Gotta give Edey credit - i don't have to see any of the short biopics on him to know that dude has worked to grind out every bit of skill he can from that awkward 7'4" frame. He doesn't have the gifts to move like many other bigs but he still earned his time in the spotlight. Great game all-around
I love how the woman at 15:10 is already crying with a minute and a half to go in the game. She knew she'd be crying win or lose so might as well get it started early!
Who is that they showed her like 10 times
@@ItzParis108 The lady who was dancing is Coach Painter’s wife. I could be wrong, but I think the younger girl is his daughter
Maggie Painter. Coaches daughter.
Haven't watched the entire game, just this clip, but Knecht blew the game last 4 minutes. He might take pride in not getting tired but he def was tired so this barrage of shots was pointless.
Knecht can't do everything by himself man...Ziegler disappeared and the amount of fouls were the two biggest differences of the game. Even if Ziegler shows up Vols win by 6 at least even with the foul discrepancy. One guy can't beat an entire team as good as Purdue by himself.
@@rabbitscryptos7757 True, ofc, I am not saying he is bad or anything. Clearly he is a great player, and these shots were more of a coaching mistake. Should have taken him out for a minute to catch some air.
Zach Eden is the NCAA national player of the year. Caitlin Clark is also in the running.
Clanking Knecht in the clutch.
Steve Lappas might be my least favorite analyst of them all
(Not that it would have changed the outcome of the game, but I wonder about Rick Barnes) When Tennessee was ahead 32-21 and Purdue calls a time out: Barnes may have told his players something like: "Purdue KNOWS they are down by 11 and we have to make adjustments." or Barnes may have said "Just keep on doing what you're doing. We're playing great." Perhaps, any of the players could have said either of the above. Whatever, the result was not so good for Tennessee, as Purdue scored 13 straight points, before Knecht dunked to tie the score, and the TV score at the bottom of the screen accidentally credited Purdue 2 points!!
They fixed the scorebug like 5 seconds after
6:34 Why is the Tennessee foul count blocked starting at this point in the game? 🤔
We live rent free in all ut sports team
Creighton lost to Tennessee but I'm still cheering for them
Glad the Vols Lost.
@@cyguy2319 Amen to that
Boiler Up!
11:45
With the 55 pick of the 2024 NBA DRAFT the LOS ANGELES LAKERS SELECT ZACH EDEY!!!!!!!!!!
5:00 Can't try and rebound, that's a foul!
Edey out here shooting free throws at Harden’s volume to end the game
maybe tennessee shouldn't foul so much
@@cwag07maybe the refs shouldn’t call fouls on UT for breathing in edeys direction
@@idk-_- good thing they didn't
@@cwag07 yeah…okay. Edey shooting more than 20 FTs but all of them were def legit according to you. and he only got called for a foul once despite all the traveling and offensive fouls he commited
@@idk-_- you don't really understand the rules of basketball, do you? Also, your team blew it. They couldn't make a shot when the game was hanging in the balance. I know it's difficult because you're like, who you are, but why not show some class and be gracious in defeat? Ya know, something new and different.
Alternate title: Final 7:53 of Zach Edey shooting free throws
Had more points than the Vols did in that last 7 minutes😂😂
You would think a team would attempt not fouling him every possession. His arms look like he has been catching stray cats after every game.
Opponents intentionally fouling an unstoppable center such as Edey in the paint is nothing new as they did the same with Shaquille O'Neal, a la Hack-A-Shaq. I'll dub it Hack-A-Zack. Only problem is Edey is a pretty good free throw shooter averaging over 70% at the line during the 4 years he played for Purdue. By comparison, Shaq averaged 57.5% at the FT line while at LSU.
you just didn’t watch the video did u pal 💀💀
@@grimreality808Edey is nothing like shaq
Did that last heave in the air and catch by Tennessee count as a turnover? 🤣
0:28 they learnt that move from the Celtics against Bron lol
1:05 Edey really taking headshots for this team
❤
Purdue vs UConn gonna be fun to watch
Whenever I look at Edey, I think, "You rang?"
😂😂😂😂😂
Whenever I think of Tennessee I think, "there's a sure W." Purdue owns dem vols!
@@kirkrehm9972 👏👏👏👏
Knecht and Barnes lost this game for the Vols. Knecht-- because he can't make a shot unless there's no one within 10 ft, of him, and he's standing stock still; Barnes-- because his only play is: "Let Knecht take every shot on every possession!!"
Even Tennessee can’t beat Purdue and the refs at the same time
Lol what? Have you watched the dude play at all this year? You realize getting open is a big part of being a good player right? Ask Larry Bird.
Making 37 points from buckets is impressive than making half the points from the free throw line. You won’t get that in the NBA
@@whatisdoneinthedarkwillbeb9204 Don't equate Knecht with Larry Bird. Bird could still score when he was covered
That Purdue guard smith palms the ball always
What don't you sign up to be an official and we'll see how long your career lasts. My guess is about 15 seconds.
@@anthonyfreund129 so the rules are not enforced? Or changed? If you can carry the ball, why not I guess?
@@Playsinvain I take that back it'll last about one atrocious call when the committee realizes you don't know what a carry is.
@@anthonyfreund129 there are no more carries. That’s the point
@@Playsinvain I saw a carry called on NC State gaurd vs Oakland
Will these two teams ever play a game that doesn't cause cardiac arrest on both fan bases? A shame that Tennessee didn't get a #1 seed
18:50
To the people complaining about FT disparity, go look at a shot chart. Purdue - a lot of inside shots. TN - not a lot of inside shots. Where do most fouls happen? Around the rim. Why doesn’t Edey get called for many fouls? He doesn’t hack. Hands straight vertical 90% of the time. What do opposing teams do to Edey? Swipe, hack and push. Teams that attempt more shots in the paint, tend to take more FT’s. It’s that simple, but smooth brains want to look at a box score and blame the refs. Smh
Perfectly said.
5:00
13:27 paper
Key moment was here 11:45
so tired of the free throw narrative. yes there were bad calls but in this video alone you see knecht get bailed out twice on almost no contact. it’s how officiating in but when you have a player dominating the way edey does he’s going to get fouled all the time. just like when shaq played, you’d rather take the chance he misses two free throws than gets a free 6 foot bunny
It's just a bunch of people who either have no idea what they're talking about, or they're incredibly biased. If any of them tried out to be refs they wouldn't even make the first cut.... for a youth league.
Fletcher Loyer looks like Larry Bird. Maybe his son?
Did Larry flop /that/ often? Definitely not his genes!
@7:57 Flopper Fletcher, not a good look.
@13:07 Flailing Fletcher, fragile.
Burns is gonna cook him easy work
22:00
Vye Vye Vols!! Glad Purdue Won :)
Vols must have beat you
@@SwagusesVPN They beat my Bluejays. Now I'm glad the Vols are out of it.
@@cyguy2319 the bluejays a bunch of scrawny white boys who can’t drive to the basket if their life depended on it Tennessee pushed them around all game
@@cyguy2319why it makes your team look weaker? Lol
@@whatisdoneinthedarkwillbeb9204 Perhaps you should ask yourself for the weak comment Lol
Does Edey run?
He ran down Knecht to block that shot!
Are Tennessee fans always like this? My two month old kid cries less. My impression of the vols fan base: "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Pretty good, right?
Congratulations to the Zach Edey Boilermakers 💪🏿
I don't understand how Tennessee playing defense
Just a friendly reminder that Nebraska beat Purdue by 18 points this season.
Actually it was by 16 and a friendly reminder that Creighton beat UConn by 19. Thanks for the non-relevant comment though.
@@thomas6084 Haha big diff. You're welcome.
@@cac3343 what's your point? Ole Miss beat Tennessee by a million. Who cares?
@@kirkrehm9972 Mississippi St
How many athletes have prescriptions for testosterone and on the ncaa basketball tournament? Why do so many young athletes need testosterone?
Rd enla casa perdu Chapinero
Always fun when the announcers have a bias. The shot of them cheering on TN is pretty telling. Is this the best duo you could come up with at this level? Good grief. I turned the sound off well before the first half ended, which is why I'm watching this video.
zach edey
FT merchant
I can’t tell if edey has skill, or if he’s just really tall lol
npc
He’s just tall and the refs love calling fouls for him
@@idk-_-he’s got skill
no no no no skill at all! He is just tall! No blocks, scoring...it came out yesterday that the refs were colluding with him..just like the Russia and Hillary!
bruh these refs are terrible
How you win Championships is to convince talent to stay in school an throw away all that money so the school an the coach can get rich!! The times we live in!!
You realize college players can be paid now right?
See how he does against a true big man
That was a lot of foul calls. I'm not a vols fan, but man they got called for some touchy touch fouls that I did not see as fouls.
there were numerous fouls 0n Zach that were not called, like so many games this year.
They got away with a lot of fouls.
@@smithyamiami From my perspective, both teams played with the same level of physicality, but Purdue shot 33 free throws and TN shot 11. That is a crazy difference, and did not reflect the game I watched. Admittedly, I ref HS games, so I see it with a certain eye. It also is hard to second guess refs who are right there. But 11 to 33 says that my statement is accurate. If you honestly believe that TN got away with a lot of fouls, and this was a fairly called game you are not being objective IMHO.
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
@@thecellulontriptometer4166 Just because two teams are playing with the same physicality, does not mean that both teams will end up with nearly the same number of free throws. Fouls are mostly called when the offending team crosses a line with their physicality. Tenn had no answer for Edey and took chances to win the game. Unfortunately, it did not work as the officials caught Tenn crossing the line too many times. 33-11 is large difference, but it is not an official's job to keep score of fouls, and even them out. It's to keep the game fair by enforcing the rules.
That ref crew needs to be investigated
Tennessee fans will do anything but blame themselves for losing
Purdue owns Tennessee in March
Fouled the man 15 times and he still went for 38😂😂😂 It's ok we'll give you sore losers time to cope
These comments about the refs are getting embarrassing. Like believe it or not you’re not allowed to slap someone’s arm, reach over the back, or push someone’s midsection just because they’re tall
@@Pizmos Hardly just Tennessee fans who think this. It was trending on twitter, not everyone was a Vol fan. Same can be said about Purdue fans, they'll never admit when something is questionable when it's their team. You take what you can get and justify it. Having your hands on someone as a defender isn't a foul.
Good refs were calling fouls last game and I figured it would carry over but couldn’t make it obvious with PURDUE SO GOOD…. Thank goodness the rigged system didn’t work this time👍😉
I got called on a foul just watching this
Then stop watching. See? It's simple. Stop fouling and there won't be a foul called on you.
Edy is not doing this against a real big
So there are no real big men in NCAA? He's done this against everybody he's faced.
New title: TN vs refs
Knecht = servant It sounds so terrible when native English speakers pronounce German names with "sch, ch" in it ... they can't pronounce "sch, ch" correctly.
Don't look at Edey funny or you will get a foul called on you.
And just like last year, Purdue will get knocked out of the tournament by a double digit seed... NC State.
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
Well, you got the double digit part right since Purdue’s margin of victory over NC State will be well into double digits. Purdue will destroy NC State inside. NC State big man is a load but Edey is 7 inches taller and 25 pounds heavier. He’ll feast inside.
it is amazing how refs are working against Tennessee
Vols can't deal with the big boyz...Accept That Fact!
Edey got fouled about every time he got the ball, as far as a the rule book defines a foul, but his size and ability to absorb contact makes you think it’s not a foul. If Edey did what was done to him, it would be obvious and he would foul out 5 times down the court defensively. Kineict sure got a fair share of questionable foul calls as well. If anything, the refs were not “letting them play” if you’re looking for a more finesse, high scoring game.
Waaaaaaa!!! Get the man some tissues for God's sake, it's embarrassing!
Absolutely ridiculous. Tennessee got away with more fouls than they were called for.
Bruh... TN had 9 more shots from the field and 7 fewer Offensive Rebounds (chance to get an extra shot on same possession for Purdue). So +16 shooting attempts effectively-- what does that mean... TN FOULED AND FOULED AND FOULED either prior to shooting or during shooting ... same for Northwestern and many other teams this year... LEARN HOW TO READ A BOX SCORE AND UNDERSTANT what the numbers say.. if Purdue didn't go to the line more-- they would have had a lot more shots-- convert 40% of those-- they still win.
Uconn finna dogwalk this purdue team
In your dreams
i disagree, i would put my money on uconn tho
At this rate, not happening with Edey's whistle.
...he said, proving he didn't know ball
@@scottstine9157lol 😂
Zach Edey shouldn't even be drafted. He is not an NBA level talent. Not even worth taking a risk on a pick.
Yeah he’s a dominant collegiate player. Now if he were to be drafted it gotta be a team that absolutely needs size and length down low. 🤔
Your manager says you are a world class fry salter, but not good enough for Mcdonalds. Shake. Shake. Shake.
Duh! This is a college game mr. soothsayer. He just beat the Vols cause they don't have a giant and Purdue does.
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
You’re hilarious! Hopefully you’re not attempting to be an NBA scout.
There was nothing epic about this game. Zach Edey is a big goon straight out of the 1970's with no skill who gets all of the calls for some reason and pushes people around. Edey should be in foul trouble for most of every game.
This is a delusional, self embarrassing post.
Edey-anon is real, wacko.@@JohnWickjr
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
The orderlies have been summoned and are bringing your meds.
facts
Purdue not winning against nc state
Perdue is way too one-dimentional to compete against CT. The Huskies have plenty of bigs to neutralize Zach Eddy.
No, no they don't
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
I agree
Purdue is the best 3 point shooting team in the country they just didn’t fall this game!
You must be a Tennessee fan, the horrific spelling gives it away
Again, bad officiating and really bad commentators. Cause, really? Too of the all tile best performances cause both teams have players scoring over 30 points? How would their performances rate against Bill Walton 21-22 shooting in the finals? Just one of fifty examples! Gotta developed a program to automatically mute commentary. That’s why I owed watching Dream Tram Olympic performances, no commentary, just pure basketball and you can hear the sound of the basketball during dribbles, shot off the rims, etc.
Amusing reading sleprock call others bad..... without bothering to proofread. Bad. Typer.
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...
The game is rigged and Edey and Caitlin Clark are members of the protected class ... The zebras never call traveling on either of them - WHAT A JOKE!
Refs did their job and advanced Foul Ming to the Final Four!
you sound salty af
pls pin 3 times that edey was fouled that shouldn’t be a foul
So salty!! You could get big money from a fast food joint salting fries. World class fry salter.
Bruh... TN had 9 more shots from the field and 7 fewer Offensive Rebounds (chance to get an extra shot on same possession for Purdue). So +16 shooting attempts effectively-- what does that mean... TN FOULED AND FOULED AND FOULED either prior to shooting or during shooting ... same for Northwestern and many other teams this year... LEARN HOW TO READ A BOX SCORE AND UNDERSTANT what the numbers say.. if Purdue didn't go to the line more-- they would have had a lot more shots-- convert 40% of those-- they still win.
your revolution is over....the bums lost. condolences...