Purdue basketball has already clinched the Big Ten regular season championship as it visits eventual runner-up Illinois.
The No. 3 (USA TODAY) Boilermakers (26-3, 15-3) have won three in a row as Zach Addey has dominated, averaging 30.6 points and 11 rebounds during that span. No. 16 Illinois (22-7, 13-5) has won three straight games, scoring 90 points in each.
Purdue defeated Illinois 83–78 on January 5 in West Lafayette.
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Final: Purdue 77, Illinois 71
Zach Eddy had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. Fletcher Lauer had 16 points and 5 assists. Braden Smith had 13 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
Marcus Domask led Illinois with 20 points, complemented by Coleman Hawkins’ 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
Purdue made 8 3-pointers in the second half, Illinois made 0.
Purdue Box Score vs. Illinois
Purdue (27-3): Kaufman-Renn 1-2 1-1 3, Eddy 13-23 2-4 28, Jones 2-9 1-2 7, Lauer 6-12 2-2 16, Smith 5-10 0-0 13, Gillis 2 -3 4-5 10, Hyde 0-0 0-0 0, Morton 0-0 0-0 0, C.First 0-1 0-0 0. Total 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, Rogers 3-3 2-2 8, Harmon 0-3 0-0 0, Goode 1-2 0-0 3, Denza 2-2 0-1 4, Moretti 0-0 0-0 0, Hansberry 0-1 0-0 0. Total 25-55 17-21 71.
Halftime-Illinois 40-34. 3-Point Goals_Purdue 9-16 (Smith 3-4, Gillis 2-3, Lauer 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 (Eddy 8), Illinois 27 (Hawkins 9). Assists_Purdue 20 (Smith 6), Illinois 9 (Domask 4). Total Fouls_Purdue 17, Illinois 15.
:18.3 2 hours left: Purdue 77, Illinois 71
Braden Smith beat the shot clock with a 3 from the left wing to put Purdue back at the 6.
:45 left 2 hours: Purdue 74, Illinois 71
Marcus Domask gets another-1.
Zach Eddy assisted on a 3 by Lance Jones on a broken play. Purdue leads 74–68 with less than a minute remaining.
Fletcher Loyer has 7 consecutive points for Purdue. His 3 with 3:09 left, and Purdue is ahead again.
Terrence Shannon Jr.’s free throw with 3:26 left gave Illinois the lead again.
4:15 2 hours left: Purdue 64, Illinois 64
Marcus Domask scored on Zack Ade to put Illinois up 6–0. Timeout, Purdue.
Purdue is 5 of 7 with 3 seconds remaining in the second half and Illinois does not score.
6:56 2 hours left: Purdue 64, Illinois 58
Zach Eddy scored and Mason Gillis had 3. Timeout, Illinois. Gillis joined Braden Smith with 10 points.
9:01 2 hours left: Purdue 56, Illinois 54
Zack Eddy leaves the game with little hesitation. He has 26 points and 7 rebounds.
Mason Gillis’ 3 gave Purdue its first lead at 56–54 with 10:10 remaining.
Zach Eddy picked up foul number 3 with 11:20 minutes remaining.
11:40 2 hours left: Illinois 52, Purdue 51
Terrence Shannon Jr. got an and-1 to put Illinois ahead 52–49 with 12:56 minutes remaining.
Zach Eddy is up to 24 points and 6 rebounds. He ties it up with a driving hook at 49 at 13:20. First tie after 0-0.
15:48 2 hours left: Illinois 46, Illinois 43
A Trey Coffman-and-1 drew the Boilers within 44-43.
Purdue already had 2 3-pointers in the second half, both on assists from Zach Addey. One each by Fletcher Lauer and Braden Smith.
Halftime: Illinois 40, Purdue 34
Purdue is especially heavy on Zack Eddy: 18 points on 9 of 13 shooting, and 5 rebounds. he picks up his 2Ra Go to the foul with 1:21 left and head to the bench.
The remaining Boilers were 5 of 18 from the floor and 1 of 6 from 3-point range.
Quincy Guerrier had 10 points for the Illini, who shot 53.3% from the field, 40% on 3s and had a 16-14 rebound edge.
3:27 left 1 hour: Purdue 35, Purdue 28
Quincy Guerrier had 3 3-pointers.
Marcus Domask posted up Lance Jones to give Illinois a 32–22 lead at the 5:20 mark. He was a Southern Illinois teammate.
Braden Smith has set Purdue’s single-season assist record with 208 and counting. Lance Jones hit Purdue’s first 3-pointer at the 7:20 mark, cutting the deficit to 26–20.
7:53 1 hour left: Illinois 24, Purdue 17
Quincy Guerrier had 2 3-pointers. Purdue has 0.
Purdue would remain in the bonus for the remainder of the half and committed 4 fouls.
Zach Eddy gets baskets on consecutive possessions, but Purdue isn’t getting much else going offensively.
11:34 1 hour left: Illinois 16, Purdue 10
Terrence Shannon Jr. has 2 fouls.
Zack Eddy is 2 of 5 from the field. Mason Gillis made 4 of 5 free throws. Seven Illinois players scored.
15:19 1 hour left: Illinois 11, Purdue 6
Zach Eddy has the first 4 points. Illinois has a 5-1 rebounding edge and all five starters have scored.
After Illinois’ first 4 scores, Fletcher Lauer got Purdue’s first basket at the 18:23 mark.
Terrence Shannon Jr. recovered his own fumble on Illinois’ first possession. Trey Coffman-Renn fumbled the ball out of bounds on Purdue’s first possession.
Purdue vs. Illinois starting lineup
Purdue: Trey Coffman-Renn, Zack Eddy, Fletcher Lauer, Braden Smith, Lance Jones have been in every game this season.
Illinois: Terrence Shannon Jr., Ty Rodgers, Marcus Domask, Quincy Guerrier, Coleman Hawkins
purdue basketball net rankings
Through NCAA by March 4
â–ª Purdue, 2
â–ª Illinois, 15
Zack Ade makes all-time scoring, rebounding, blocked shots lists at Purdue
Zach Eddy is the No. 2 all-time scorer in Boilermakers history.
| player | season’s | score |
| rick mount | 1967-70 | 2,323 |
| zack eddy | 2020-24 | 2,229 |
| joe barry carroll | 1976-80 | 2,175 |
| E’Twaun Moore | 2007-11 | 2,136 |
| dave shellhayes | 1963-66 | 2,074 |
| troy lewis | 1984-88 | 2,038 |
| terry dischinger | 1959-62 | 1,979 |
â–ª AD is Purdue’s career rebounding leader with 1,189.
AD ranks fourth in career blocked shots.
| player | season’s | blocks |
| joe barry carroll | 1976-80 | 349 |
| AJ Hammons | 2012-16 | 343 |
| jajuan johnson | 2007-11 | 263 |
| zack eddy | 2020-24 | 211 |
| matt harms | 2017-20 | 210 |
What time is Purdue basketball vs Illinois?
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7 pm ET 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 vs. Illinois the favorite?
via BetMGM
Favorite: Illinois by 2.5 points
over under: 163.5 total marks
money line: Purdue +115, Illinois -135
purdue basketball schedule
| day Date | place, rival | time, tv,Result |
| 28 OctoberSaturday | In Arkansas (exhibition) | L, 81-77, OT |
| 1 NovemberWednesday | Versus Grace (show) | W, 98-51 |
| november 6monday | vs samford | W, 98-46 |
| 10 NovemberFriday | vs. Morehead State | W, 87-57 |
| 13 Novembermonday | vs xavier | W, 83-71 |
| 20 Novembermonday | Hawaii vs. Gonzaga | W, 73-63 |
| 21 NovemberTuesday | at hawaii vs tennessee | W, 71-67 |
| 22 NovemberWednesday | Hawaii vs Marquette | W, 78-75 |
| 28 NovemberTuesday | vs. texas southern | W, 99-67 |
| 1 decemberFriday | in the northwest | L, 92-88, OT |
| 4th Decembermonday | vs. iowa | W, 87-68 |
| 9 DecemberSaturday | vs alabama in toronto | W, 92-86 |
| 16th DecemberSaturday | vs. Arizona in Indianapolis | W, 92-84 |
| 21st DecemberThursday | vs jacksonville | W, 100-57 |
| 29 DecemberFriday | vs. eastern kentucky | W, 80-53 |
| 2 januaryTuesday | in maryland | W, 67-53 |
| 5th JanuaryFriday | vs illinois | W, 83-78 |
| 9 JanuaryTuesday | in nebraska | L, 88-72 |
| 13 JanuarySaturday | vs penn state | W, 95-78 |
| 16 JanuaryTuesday | in indiana | W, 87-66 |
| 20 JanuarySaturday | in iowa | W, 84-70 |
| 23 JanuaryTuesday | vs michigan | W, 99-67 |
| 28 Januarysunday | at rutgers | W, 68-60 |
| 31 JanuaryWednesday | vs northwest | W, 105-96, OT |
| february 4sunday | in wisconsin | W, 75-69 |
| February 10Saturday | vs indiana | W, 79-59 |
| February 15Thursday | vs minnesota | W, 84-76 |
| February 18sunday | at ohio state | L, 73-69 |
| February 22Thursday | vs rutgers | W, 96-68 |
| February 25sunday | in michigan | W, 84-76 |
| March 2Saturday | vs. michigan state | W, 80-74 |
| March 5thTuesday | in illinois | 7 pm, peacock |
| 10 Marchsunday | vs. wisconsin | 12:30 p.m., Fox |
| 13-17 March | Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis |
