#15 Illinois 66, Purdue 58 (Postgame Notes)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 12 and No. 15 Illinois beat Purdue 66-58 on Saturday.
Da'Monte Williams added 12 points for the Fighting Illini (8-3, 4-1 Big Ten) in their seventh consecutive Big Ten home win dating to last season. Andre Curbelo, who leads the conference in assists, had six.
Brandon Newman scored 14 points and big man Trevion Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers.
Purdue (7-5, 2-3) is one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, but Illinois outrebounded the Boilermakers 39-33. Illinois shot 48% (25 of 52) from the field, while Purdue was 22 of 56 for 39%.
The Boilermakers started the second half with a 16-0 run to take a 39-33 lead before Illinois found its range from behind the 3-point line. Long shots by Williams and Trent Frazier helped the Illini take the lead for good.
Purdue jumped out to a 7-2 lead before Illinois slowly began to control the tempo of the game. Fueled by acrobatic passes from Curbelo, both Cockburn and Dosunmu took over early for the Illini. Cockburn had six points and seven rebounds, and Dosunmu scored 12 in the opening period.
Illinois led 33-23 at halftime.
- Purdue fell to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten after falling to No. 15-ranked Illinois 66-58.
- The loss was Purdue's second straight to a top-15 opponent on the road. The Boilermakers lost at No. 14-ranked Rutgers on Tuesday night. The two losses have come by a combined 13 points.
- Purdue now leads the all-time series 102-90. The margin of points in the 192 meetings is just 19 points (Purdue – 11,103; Illinois – 11,084).
- Matt Painter is now 17-10 all-time against the Illini.
- Matt Painter was coaching his 523rd game at Purdue, tying Ward "Piggy" Lambert for second on Purdue's games coached list.
- Purdue was outrebounded for just the second time this season (39-33) and had just six offensive rebounds, resulting in five second-chance points.
- Brandon Newman scored 14 points with five rebounds.
- Trevion Williams tallied 14 points with eight rebounds and two assists. He has scored in double-figures in seven straight games.
- Sasha Stefanovic went 3-of-5 from long range and has made a 3-pointer in 13 straight games. He is now shooting 34-of-67 (.507) from 3-point range on the season.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 12 and No. 15 Illinois beat Purdue 66-58 on Saturday.
Da'Monte Williams added 12 points for the Fighting Illini (8-3, 4-1 Big Ten) in their seventh consecutive Big Ten home win dating to last season. Andre Curbelo, who leads the conference in assists, had six.
Brandon Newman scored 14 points and big man Trevion Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers.
Purdue (7-5, 2-3) is one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, but Illinois outrebounded the Boilermakers 39-33. Illinois shot 48% (25 of 52) from the field, while Purdue was 22 of 56 for 39%.
The Boilermakers started the second half with a 16-0 run to take a 39-33 lead before Illinois found its range from behind the 3-point line. Long shots by Williams and Trent Frazier helped the Illini take the lead for good.
Purdue jumped out to a 7-2 lead before Illinois slowly began to control the tempo of the game. Fueled by acrobatic passes from Curbelo, both Cockburn and Dosunmu took over early for the Illini. Cockburn had six points and seven rebounds, and Dosunmu scored 12 in the opening period.
Illinois led 33-23 at halftime.