Next Game: Illinois - 1/05 vs. OhioSt | Purdue - 1/05 vs. MSU

Purdue's players finally figured out what Matt Painter wanted all season. Toughness. Defense. Big plays late in the game. The Boilermakers did it all Wednesday night, slowing the tempo with a strong defensive effort, finding enough scorers and rallying twice in the second half, once to take the lead and finally to hold off frantically-charging Illinois in a 68-61 upset of the No. 11 Illini. ''It means a lot,'' Terone Johnson said after scoring...
Full Story

Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 1/2	Purdue	68 - 61
Wed 2/13	Ill	79 - 59

Game Stats

Illinois (13-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts B Paul, G  28  3  3  4  15  T Abrams, G  29  4  5  1  12  T Griffey, F  26  1  0  0  8  D Richardson, G  33  9  1  3  7  N Egwu, F  26  3  0  3  3  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts J Bertrand, G  29  7  0  4  14  S McLaurin, F  21  3  1  3  2  M Henry, G-F  5  0  0  1  0  D Langford, G-F  3  1  0  1  0

Purdue (7-6) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts T Johnson, G  37  9  4  2  25  D Byrd, F  32  1  2  1  15  J Lawson, F  22  7  0  3  10  R Johnson, G  29  3  3  3  7  A Hammons, F  22  7  1  4  2  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts A Johnson, G  19  3  0  1  5  D Hale, F  12  4  1  0  2  R Davis, G  9  2  2  0  2  T Carroll, F  18  2  1  0  0

Complete Box Score