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The 11th-ranked Illini waltzed into Mackey Arena and stole a huge victory over the No. 4 Boilermakers. Here's how they did it.
The No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini and No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers meet Saturday at 3 p.m. ET from the Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Purdue basketball began the season talking championships. On Saturday, Illinois played like a champion at the Boilermakers' expense.
Check out the biggest moments from this THRILLING showdown between the No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers!
Porath struggled in 2024 as a freshman, but had a breakthrough sophomore season, setting a Purdue single season record for field goal percentage (88.2%), making 15 of 17 attempts. He was perhaps the biggest retention piece to Purdue's roster moving forward.
No. 11 Illinois visits the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers after Andrej Stojakovic scored 30 points in the Fighting Illini's 89-70 victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
Daniel Jacobsen threw down an alley-oop that extended the Purdue Boilermakers’ lead to 22-16 over the Illinois Fighting Illini.