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The Illini are dancing again.

The Boilermakers led by 24 early in the second half before the Illini rallied and eventually tied the game at 67 with 1:17 to go. Edey’s layup gave Purdue a 69-67 edge with 56 seconds left, and Illinois turned over the ball with 31 seconds left.

Brandon Newman scored a season-high 19 points, Zach Edey added 17, and No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71 on Sunday to become the first Big Ten team

The Illini will play Thursday in Chicago.

Brad Underwood still hasn’t lost to Juwan Howard.

Key takeaways from Illinois’ thriller against Michigan.

The Illini guard is recovering at home.

THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #42 Michigan (17-12, 11-7 Big Ten) vs #36 Illinois (19-10, 10-8 Big Ten) WHERE Ann Arbor Elder Law Center Champaign, IL WHEN 7 PM THE LINE Kenpom: ILL -4 Torvik: ILL -4 TELEVISION ESPN WELL THEY TALKED ME INTO IT We're doing a watchalong for this one. Please do not tell the police anything I say about officiating live. THE OVERVIEW Well, this is going to go one of two ways: either Terrence Shannon is going off for 30 and Michigan loses and ends up in the NIT, or Michigan...

For the first time in forever, the Buckeyes were faced with adversity and battled back to secure a win over a quality opponent.

Bruce Thornton had 20 points and Brice Sensabaugh sparked a key second-half run as Ohio State upended Illinois 72-60 on Sunday in Big Ten action in Columbus, Oh