Breakdown: #3 Purdue's win over #13 Illinois

[ASFN Admin]

In its biggest game of the season to date, No. 3 Purdue rose to the occasion after halftime and routed 13th-ranked Illinois en route to an 84-68 victory and a share of first-place in the Big Ten. Jaden Ivey had Kofi Cockburn one on one around the basket, spun to drive baseline and had the ball knocked out from behind him. As Ivey trotted back down the floor, Eric Hunter nudging him from behind to remind him there was defense to be played, the Boilermakers' superstar sophomore was agitated.

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