Final: Purdue 84, Illinois 68
Purdue joins a crowded top of the Big Ten men’s basketball race. The Boilermakers, Illini and Wisconsin Badgers are all 10-3 in conference play.
Purdue’s Jaden Ivey scores 22 of his 26 points in the second half. Zach Edey adds 13 and Trevion Williams 10. The Boilers, who trailed 38-36 at halftime, have won 6 straight games.
Kofi Cockburn scores 18, Alfonso Plummer 14 (all in the first half) and Andre Curbelo 15 for Illinois.
The teams met three weeks ago in Champaign, Ill., and Purdue won in double overtime.
The Boilers (21-3 overall) visit Michigan on Thursday. Illinois (17-6) hosts Northwestern on Sunday.
3:59 left 2H: Purdue 77, Illinois 60
Purdue’s lead increases to 19 points.
Trent Frazier returns to the game.
8:15 a.m. remaining 2 hours: Purdue 73, Illinois 56
Trent Frazier goes down with an apparent knee injury. Meanwhile, Jaden Ivey took over at Purdue. He is at 20 points.
11:29 2H remaining: Purdue 59, Illinois 52
Purdue’s Jaden Ivey has 11 points and 5 assists. Illinois’ Andre Curbelo has up to 13 points.
15:08 2H remaining: Purdue 52, Illinois 46
Eric Hunter Jr. hits a 3 on an offensive rebound as he scores a hasty 9.
Sasha Stefanovic’s top 3 give Purdue a 43-40 lead with 18:35 to go.
Kofi Cockburn and Zach Edey clash at the ends, each scoring.
Halftime: Illinois 38, Purdue 36
Illinois scores 8 straight in the final minutes. Andre Curbelo ends the half with a drive-up layup.
Alfonso Plummer equalizes at 34 after hitting straight 3s. He has 4 in the game for 14 points. Trevion Williams has 10 points for Purdue.
5:42 1H remaining: Purdue 31, Illinois 24
Mason Gillis hits a 3, causing Illinois to time out. So Gillis, Furst and Morton have 3s – not Stefanovic or Ivey.
Kofi Cockburn commits his second foul with 6:20 to go. He has 6 points and 3 rebounds. Zach Edey has 2 fouls and 4 points for Purdue.
7:46 to 1H remaining: Purdue 22, Illinois 21
Caleb Furst’s 3 with 8 minutes left gives Purdue a 22-21 lead. The Boilers scored the last 10.
Ethan Morton hits Purdue’s first 3-pointer midway through the first half. He adds a basket, but misses the free throw, a few possessions later.
11:32 1H remaining: Illinois 19, Purdue 12
The Illini have 3 3-pointers and 2 turnovers. The Boilermakers have 0 3 and 5 turnovers.
15:41 remaining 1H: Illinois comes out hot
Illinois leads Purdue 12-6. The Illini had their first 4 shots to lead 9-4. Illinois goes to Kofi Cockburn on the first two possessions, and he scores both times.
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