Illinois Stops Purdue’s Conference Home Win StreakIllinois Stops Purdue’s Conference Home Win Streak

Illinois Stops Purdue’s Conference Home Win Streak

Illinois defeated Purdue 79-62. 

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#BoilerNotes
  • Purdue fell to Illinois 79-62 at Mackey Arena on Tuesday night, in front of 14,804 fans – Purdue's 18th straight sellout dating to last season … the loss snapped a seven-game win streak at Mackey Arena over Illinois.
  • The loss also snapped a 15-game homecourt winning streak against Big Ten opponents, which was the second-longest streak in school history and fourth-longest streak in the country.
  • Purdue has lost two games at Mackey Arena for the first time since the 2016-17 season (15-2) … Purdue went 16-1 in 2017-18 and 15-0 a year ago.
  • Illinois becomes just the fifth team since 2014-15 to shoot at least 50.0 percent against Purdue at Mackey Arena, joining Texas, Penn State, Michigan and Gardner-Webb.
  • The loss snapped a six-game win streak at Mackey Arena against nationally-ranked teams.
 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue held a one-point halftime lead, but Illinois came out firing in the second half to hand the Boilermakers a 79-62 setback at sold-out Mackey Arena.
 
Purdue led 30-29 at halftime, but saw Illinois make 11 of its first 12 shots in the second half while shooting 55.1 percent from the field for the game to end Purdue's 15-game home winning streak against Big Ten opposition.
 
Illinois also controlled the glass by a 37-19 advantage. The Illini had 11 offensive rebounds to just nine defensive rebounds for the Boilermakers. In two games against Illinois, Purdue was outrebounded by 31 boards.
 
Nojel Eastern had his third solid game in a row with 14 points, five rebounds and two assists. Trevion Williams added 12 points, while Matt Haarms added 10 points and six rebounds. Purdue shot 41.1 percent from the field and went just 3 of 8 from long distance, its fewest long-distance attempts since Jan. 7, 2015, vs. Wisconsin (5).
 
Purdue will host Wisconsin on Friday night in Mackey Arena.