Illinois heading to NCAA Tournament for third consecutive season
The Illini are dancing again.
Source: thechampaignroom.com
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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.