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Purdue's Matt Painter on What Sets Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis Apart
Illinois’ first-year point guard Kasparas Jakucionis isn’t your typical freshman – and Purdue coach Matt Painter is well aware. Averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists ...
Big Ten Basketball Tournament Prediction: Can Illinois Make a Run?
Round-by-round predictions, including a (surprising?) semifinal pairing, for the conference tournament in Indianapolis ...
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Matt Painter receives award celebrating work off the court
Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter was named one of five winners of the 2025 NABC Guardians of the Game Award, ...
Big Ten Tournament preview: Illinois heads to Indianapolis on a roll — while Northwestern sneaks into field
February, Illinois finished the regular season with three straight convincing victories entering this week’s Big Ten ...
No. 18 Purdue, Illinois ride recent resurgence into season finale
Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Purdue Boilermakers takes on Illinois Fighting Illini. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, expert picks and recaps on ...
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Defensive lapses and Illinois runs hand Purdue a road loss
Purdue men’s basketball was unable to finish the regular season on the right note, dropping its final game in an 88-80 loss to Illinois. The Boilers will have a matter of days to regroup before ...