Game recap: Purdue basketball clinches its second straight outright Big Ten regular-season title

Purdue basketball has already won the Big Ten regular-season championship as it visits likely runner-up Illinois.

The No. 3 (USA TODAY) Boilermakers (26-3, 15-3) have won three straight as Zach Edey has dominated, averaging 30.6 points and 11 rebounds over that stretch. No. 16 Illinois (22-7, 13-5) has won three games in a row, topping 90 points in each.

Purdue beat Illinois 83-78 in West Lafayette on Jan. 5.

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Final: Purdue 77, Illinois 71

Zach Edey has 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. Fletcher Loyer has 16 points and 5 assists.  Braden Smith has 13 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.

Marcus Domask leads Illinois with 20 points, whole Coleman Hawkins has 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals.

Purdue makes 8 3-pointers in the second half, Illinois 0.

Purdue box score vs. Illinois

PURDUE (27-3): Kaufman-Renn 1-2 1-1 3, Edey 13-23 2-4 28, Jones 2-9 1-2 7, Loyer 6-12 2-2 16, Smith 5-10 0-0 13, Gillis 2-3 4-5 10, Heide 0-0 0-0 0, Morton 0-0 0-0 0, C.Furst 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-60 10-14 77.

ILLINOIS (22-8): Hawkins 5-10 3-3 13, Shannon 3-13 5-5 11, Domask 8-16 4-4 20, Guerrier 3-5 3-6 12, Rodgers 3-3 2-2 8, Harmon 0-3 0-0 0, Goode 1-2 0-0 3, Dainja 2-2 0-1 4, Moretti 0-0 0-0 0, Hansberry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 17-21 71.

Halftime—Illinois 40-34. 3-Point Goals_Purdue 9-16 (Smith 3-4, Gillis 2-3, Loyer 2-3, Jones 2-6), Illinois 4-16 (Guerrier 3-4, Goode 1-2, Hansberry 0-1, Hawkins 0-1, Domask 0-2, Harmon 0-2, Shannon 0-4). Rebounds_Purdue 29 (Edey 8), Illinois 27 (Hawkins 9). Assists_Purdue 20 (Smith 6), Illinois 9 (Domask 4). Total Fouls_Purdue 17, Illinois 15.

:18.3 left 2H: Purdue 77, Illinois 71

Braden Smith beats the shot clock with a left wing 3 to put Purdue up 6 again.

:45 left 2H: Purdue 74, Illinois 71

Marcus Domask gets an and-1.

Zach Edey assists Lance Jones on a 3 on a broken play. Purdue leads 74-68 with less than a minute left.

Fletcher Loyer has 7 straight points for Purdue. His 3 with 3:09 left, and Purdue leads again.

Terrance Shannon Jr.'s free throws with 3:26 left give Illinois the lead again.

4:15 left 2H: Purdue 64, Illinois 64

Marcus Domask scores on Zach Edey to cap a 6-0 Illinois and tie it. Timeout, Purdue.

Purdue is 5-of-7 on 3s in the second half, and Illinois hasn't made any.

6:56 left 2H: Purdue 64, Illinois 58

Zach Edey scores and Mason Gillis gets a 3. Timeout, Illinois. Gillis joins Braden Smith with 10 points.

9:01 left 2H: Purdue 56, Illinois 54

Zach Edey leaves the game with a little bit of a hobble. He has 26 points and 7 rebounds.

Mason Gillis' 3 gives Purdue its first lead, 56-54 with 10:10 to go.

Zach Edey picks up foul No. 3 with 11:20 to go.

11:40 left 2H: Illinois 52, Purdue 51

Terrence Shannon Jr. gets an and-1 to put Illinois up 52-49 with 12:56 to go.

Zach Edey is up to 24 points and 6 rebounds. He ties it at 49 at the 13:20 mark with a driving hook. First tie since 0-0.

15:48 left 2H: Illinois 46, Illinois 43

Trey Kaufman-Renn's and-1 draws the Boilers within 44-43.

Purdue already has 2 3-pointers in the second half, both on assists from Zach Edey. One each by Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith.

Halftime: Illinois 40, Purdue 34

Purdue is particularly Zach Edey heavy: 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and 5 rebounds. He picks up his 2^nd foul with 1:21 to go and heads to the bench.

The rest of the Boilers are 5-of-18 from the floor and 1-of-6 from 3-point range.

Quincy Guerrier has 10 points for the Illini, who are 53.3% from the field, 40% on 3s and hold a 16-14 rebound edge.

3:27 left 1H: Purdue 35, Purdue 28

Quincy Guerrier has 3 3-pointers.

Marcus Domask posts up Lance Jones to give Illinois a 32-22 lead at the 5:20 mark. They were Southern Illinois teammates.

Braden Smith has set Purdue's single-season assists record with 208 and counting. Lance Jones hits Purdue's first 3-pointer at the 7:20 mark, cutting the deficit to 26-20.

7:53 left 1H: Illinois 24, Purdue 17

Quincy Guerrier has 2 3-pointers. Purdue has 0.

Purdue will be in the bonus the rest of the half and has committed 4 fouls.

Zach Edey gets baskets on consecutive possessions, but Purdue isn't getting much else offensively.

11:34 left 1H: Illinois 16, Purdue 10

Terrence Shannon Jr. has 2 fouls.

Zack Edey is 2-of-5 from the field. Mason Gillis has made 4-of-5 free throws. Seven Illinois players have scored.

15:19 left 1H: Illinois 11, Purdue 6

Zach Edey has 4 points early. Illinois has a 5-1 rebounding edge and all five starters have scored.

Fletcher Loyer gets Purdue's first basket at the 18:23 mark after Illinois scores the first 4.

Terrence Shannon Jr. puts back his own miss on Illinois' first possession. Trey Kaufman-Renn fumbles the ball out of bounds on Purdue's first possession.

Purdue vs. Illinois starting lineup

Purdue: Every game this season, it has been Trey Kaufman-Renn, Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Lance Jones

Illinois: Terrence Shannon Jr., Ty Rodgers, Marcus Domask, Quincy Guerrier, Coleman Hawkins

Purdue basketball NET ranking

Via the NCAA through March 4

∎ Purdue, 2

∎ Illinois, 15

Zach Edey on Purdue all-time scoring, rebounding, blocked shots lists

Zach Edey is the No. 2 all-time scorer in Boilermakers history.

∎ Edey is Purdue's career rebounding leader with 1,189.

∎ Edey is fourth in career blocked shots.

What time is Purdue basketball vs. Illinois?

7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

What channel is Purdue basketball vs. Illinois on?

TV: Peacock

Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).

Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 84, Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling

Is Purdue favored vs. Illinois?

via BetMGM

Favorite: Illinois by 2.5 points

Over/under: 163.5 total points

Moneyline: Purdue +115, Illinois -135

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