Tennessee basketball's Dec. 11 game against Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, will tip off at 8 p.m. ET and broadcast nationally on FOX, the Big Ten conference announced on Oct. 6.

It will be the Vols' last game against a power conference opponent before beginning SEC play.

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The Vols are 2-5 all time against the Boilermakers. The last meeting between the two programs was a 72-66 win for Purdue in the Elite Eight on March 31, 2024. UT's last win over Purdue came on Nov. 22, 2018 at the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis.

Purdue made the Elite Eight last March but ended its 2025-26 season with a loss to Arizona in the Elite Eight before landing at sixth in the final AP poll.

The Vols will play exhibition games against Xavier on Oct. 15 (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) at Food City Center and at Duke on Oct. 20. The regular season begins with a home game on Nov. 3 against Wofford.

Stephen Thompson covers Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball. Email him at stephen.thompson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @stephenethom.

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