Thursday's game: 6 seed Purdue (21-10) vs. 11 seed Rutgers (15-16) or 14 seed USC (14-16), approx. 9 p.m., BTN; The ...

Not the final two minutes. The Boilermakers want some of those possessions back. Illinois concluded its 88-80 victory on a 13 ...

Kasparas Jakucionis drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to highlight a late nine-point run that lifted ...

Braden Smith fell one rebound shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and Trey Kaufman-Renn came ...

The Boilermakers received huge performances from their two biggest stars. but Illinois pulled it out down the stretch.

Kasparas Jakucionis overcomes a cold shooting night to hit a clutch 3-pointer that lifted Illinois to an 88-80 win over No.

Braden Smith showcased his generosity in a first half that ... Before that, though, had a hand in the early surge and hit some second-half 3s to keep extending the lead. Caleb Furst: 7/10 Barely ...

Braden Smith, Purdue: For the first time in four games, Smith was not the team's leading scorer. But he had nine of his game-high 13 assists by halftime and finished with nine points and five steals.

Illinois forward Will Riley (7) and Iowa’s forward Even Brauns (0) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in ...

Purdue Boilermakers 21-9 overall, 13-6 in the Big Ten Conference. Illinois 19-11 overall, 11-8 in the Big Ten Conference.

Purdue has struggled, but its own very lofty standards, at rebounding this season. On Friday, it takes on Illinois, one of ...

Caleb Furst: 4/10 Simply cannot go this deep into games without a rebound when the offensive contributions are so limited. Trey Kaufman-Renn: 7/10* You understand why he was ...