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Illinois chases down No. 18 Purdue with late 13-1 run
Kasparas Jakucionis drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to highlight a late nine-point run that lifted Illinois to an 88-80 Big Ten victory over No. 18 Purdue on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams in Champaign,
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Big nights from Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn not enough in Boilers' loss to Illini
Braden Smith fell one rebound shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and Trey Kaufman-Renn came one point shy of a career-high with 29 and
Jakucionis' 3-pointer completes Illinois' rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue
Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.
Illinois roars back — with huge assist from crowd — to beat No. 18 Purdue 88-80 in regular-season finale
You already guessed the answer. On a bonkers Friday night at State Farm Center, Illinois came back to beat the No. 18 Boilermakers 88-80, ending a five-game losing streak in the series. There can’t have been a louder gym all season. We’re just going to have to call it a tie for first with wherever else.