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Rapheal Davis scored 18 points with five rebounds and four assists in Purdue's 63-58 win over Illinois.
#BoilerNotes
- Purdue improved to 98-86 against Illinois all-time and has won 10 of the last 12 meetings with the Illini.
- Purdue's 14 home wins are the most since winning 16 games during the 2010-11 season. The 14 wins are the eighth most in Mackey Arena history.
- Purdue has recorded its seventh, 20-win season of the Matt Painter era. It was the 25th, 20-win season in school history.
- Sixteen of Purdue's 18 Big Ten games were decided by 10 or fewer points.
- Purdue improved to 6-2 this year when trailing at halftime in Big Ten play. When leading, the Boilermakers were just 6-4.
- Purdue recorded a higher field goal percentage than its opponent in 16-of-18 Big Ten games.
- Illinois started the second half making just three of its first 24 shots. It ended the half making four of its last six shots.
- Purdue won for the first time when having at least 20 turnovers in a game since Jan. 15, 2009, vs. Northwestern (21).
- Purdue started the game 1-of-4 from the free throw line. It finished by making 20 of its last 22 attempts.
- Purdue's 13-point rally equaled its largest of the season (Minnesota). Purdue owns three double-digit rallies this year (Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois).
- Purdue's 13-0 run spanning halftime was its largest run during Big Ten play.
- The starting lineup of A.J. Hammons, Rapheal Davis, Jon Octeus, Vince Edwards and Dakota Mathias is now 8-0 on the season.
- Purdue is now 103-4 under Coach Painter when holding foes to 59 or fewer points.
- A.J. Hammons recorded his 14th career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Thirteen of his double-doubles have come during Big Ten play. He now ranks 43rd on the career scoring list (1,049 points) and 18th on the career rebounds list (634).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Rapheal Davis scored 18 points, and A.J. Hammons had 16 points and 10 rebounds, helping rally Purdue to a 63-58 victory against Illinois on Saturday in Mackey Arena.
Trailing by as many as 13 in the first half, the Boilermakers (20-11, 12-6) dominated the final 22 minutes, finishing the Big Ten Conference home schedule 8-1 and avenging a Jan. 21 loss at Illinois. Jon Octeus added 11 for Purdue.
Purdue will finish in at least a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten with Michigan State and Iowa and possibly in a four-way tie if Ohio State defeats Big Ten champion Wisconsin on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.
The Boilermakers could be the fourth or sixth seed in the Big Ten tournament, depending on the outcome of the Wisconsin at Ohio State game.
Illinois (19-12, 9-9) got 25 points from guard Rayvonte Rice. The Illini, who had a two-game winning streak snapped, will be the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will play No. 9 seed Michigan on Thursday in Chicago's United Center. Malcolm Hill added 15 for Illinois.
The Boilermakers began Saturday's second half on a 16-4 run, turning a 26-21 halftime deficit into a 37-30 lead with 14:08 remaining. The burst included seven points from Davis.
During the second half's first 13 minutes, the Illini made only two field goals.
An Octeus 3-pointer, a three-point play from Davis and a Hammons layup pushed the Purdue lead to 48-35 with 6:40 to play.
Purdue's Hammons scored the game's first basket before Illinois countered to lead 15-2 with 11:44 remaining in the half. The Boilermakers started 1 of 11 from the field.
A Rice basket with 2:26 left in the half extended the Illini lead to 26-13, but Purdue finished on an 8-0 run, including six from Hammons and a steal and layup from backup point guard PJ Thompson.
Rice had 14 first-half points but also had three of the Illini's nine turnovers. Hammons had eight for Purdue, and Basil Smotherman came off the bench for five points.
Illinois made 11 of 23 field goal attempts (47.8 percent) in the first 20 minutes while Purdue was 7 of 23 (30.4 percent). The Boilermakers did make six of their last 12 to crawl back into contention.
The Illini outrebounded Purdue 18-14 during the first 20 minutes.
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TIP-INS
Purdue: The Boilermakers have trailed at halftime in eight of their 18 Big Ten games. ... From Jan. 24 through Feb. 26, the Boilermakers were 8-1.
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Purdue's Big Ten Tournament opponent is yet to be determined on Thursday or Friday.