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- Purdue moves to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the sixth time in school history and for the second straight year. Purdue is making back-to-back semifinal appearances for the first time since 2009 and 2010.
- Purdue has now won 25 games 11 times in 118 seasons of basketball. Five of the occurrences have come under Matt Painter.
- Purdue's 89 points were its second most in a Big Ten Tournament game in school history and most since 2001.
- Purdue's 25 assists and 13, 3-pointers were the second most in a Big Ten Tournament game in school history. Its 31-point margin was the largest margin by Purdue in tournament history and second-largest margin in tournament history.
- Purdue shot 62.1 percent from the field in the first half, marking the fourth straight half that Purdue had shot over 60.0 percent from the floor.
- Purdue has now shot over 50.0 percent from the floor in five straight games and over 55.0 percent in three straight games. Over the last five games, Purdue is shooting 151-of-274 (.572) from the field.
- Twelve of Purdue's 13 players scored points, 11 players grabbed rebounds and eight players recorded assists. Seven different players made 3-pointers.
- The win was Purdue's eighth win of the season by 25 points or more.
- Purdue has scored 80-plus points in four straight games.
- Purdue's bench outscored Illinois' bench by a 42-to-8 margin. It marked the 30th game this year that Purdue outscored the opponent's bench.
- Purdue freshmen and sophomores accounted for 63 of Purdue's 89 points.
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- Purdue's two centers (A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas) combined to go 13-of-15 from the field for 26 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes.
- Purdue has scored 2,505 points this year, tied for the eighth-most points in a season in school history.
- Purdue's current +13.6 scoring margin is the second-best margin in school history, behind just the +13.9 margin during Purdue's NCAA runner-up season of 1969.
- Purdue's 252 3-pointers are now tied for the third most in a season in school history.
- Purdue's 570 assists this year are the sixth most in a season in school history. The 17.8 assist average is also sixth and the highest since 1998.
- A.J. Hammons tallied 10 points with eight rebounds and two assists in just 17 minutes ... it marked his 13th straight game in double figures ... Hammons moved into 19th on the school's career scoring list (1,539 points) and now needs just five rebounds for 900 in his career ... he also has 99 career assists now.
- Isaac Haas' 16 points were the most since scoring 21 against New Mexico on Dec. 5.
- Vince Edwards had 14 points with two rebounds and four assists, making 4-of-5 3-pointers ... Edwards now has 98 assists on the season.
- Caleb Swanigan notched his eighth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds, the most double-doubles by a freshman in school history ... Swanigan now has 324 points and 259 rebounds on the season, moving to 14th on the school's single-season rebounds list ... its the most rebounds for a Purdue player since JaJuan Johnson had 291 in 2010-11.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Purdue centers Isaac Haas and A.J. Hammons, along with forward Caleb Swanigan, dominated inside against Illinois.
They combined for 38 points on 18-of-25 shooting and 23 rebounds in the No. 13 Boilermakers' 89-58 victory Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal.
"We think Hammons and Haas are the best center combination in the country," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "They both have good post moves, so they don't have to just have dunks and layups. It's really hard to go up against that front line. When those guys pass the basketball in quick double teams, that really helps our outside shooting."
The Boilermakers went 13 of 27 from 3-point range (48.1 percent), missing the Big Ten Tournament record by one.
Haas, Purdue's reserve center, scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting.
Vince Edwards added 14 points, Swanigan had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Dakota Mathias added 11 for Purdue (25-7), which shot 58.3 percent. Hammons finished with 10.
The Boilermakers made 24 of their first 36 shots, including 8 of 14 from 3-point range, taking a 60-27 lead on P.J. Thompson's 3-pointer with 15:59 left. Consecutive 3-pointers from Edwards pushed the Boilermakers' lead to 66-30 with 12:13 to play.
"We got good looks at the basket, and that's because our big men made such good decisions when they were being double-teamed," Purdue guard Rapheal Davis said. "When two people are guarding one of them, somebody has to be open. Guys were open, and those guys made shots."
Illinois (15-19) got 17 points from Maverick Morgan, 16 from Malcolm Hill and 13 from Kendrick Nunn.
"Purdue was a buzz saw," Illinois coach John Groce said. "After watching their last regular-season game against Wisconsin, I knew it was going to be a great challenge for us. With all that size they have, when they are making shots from the outside, they play really, really well.
"We got within 27-21, and then they started making all those 3-pointers, and the game got away from us."
Purdue is trying to win its first Big Ten Tournament title since 2009, the only time the Boilermakers won the event.
Purdue made 18 of 29 shots (62.1 percent) in the first half and led 45-25 at the break. Hammons and Hass were a combined 10 of 10 from the field.
The Boilermakers outrebounded the Illini 20-11 in the opening 20 minutes and limited Illinois to 1-of-8 shooting from 3-point range.
Painter stressed to his players that Illinois was playing its third game in three days.
"Our guys concentrated on how important it was to defend," Painter said. "We couldn't let them get easy baskets."
Illinois shot 38.5 percent in the first half, getting 12 points from Hill, who scored 30 in January when the Illini hosted the Boilermakers and won 84-70.
TIP-INS:
Illinois: The Illini advanced to the quarterfinals with victories against Minnesota and Iowa, making a combined 24 3-pointers ... Illinois' 27 victories in Big Ten Tournament competition are second-most in the league ... The Illini won this tournament in 2003 and 2005.
Purdue: The Boilermakers, along with Michigan State and Maryland, are the only teams to receive double byes in the new 14-team Big Ten Tournament since Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2015 ... Including Friday's victory, Purdue will take a four-game winning streak into Saturday's semifinals ... Before facing Illinois, Purdue's reserves had outscored the opponent's bench in 29 of the first 31 games.