News Opinion: This wasn’t supposed to happen for Purdue, and that makes NCAA Elite Eight so much sweeter March 29, 2019 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star Comments Off on Opinion: This wasn’t supposed to happen for Purdue, and that makes NCAA Elite Eight so much sweeter This was the breakthrough nobody saw coming at Purdue, which rebuilt into an Elite Eight team that beat Tennessee 99-94 in overtime in the Sweet 16.