Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini

Jakucionis' 3-pointer completes Illinois' rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 Purdue

Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.

Will Riley led five Illinois players in double figures with 22 points. Tre White had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Jakucionis had 10 points and seven assists.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points for Purdue (21-10, 13-7) and Braden Smith had 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, falling just short of the second triple-double in team history.

Takeaways Illinois: The Illini joined Gonzaga, Houston and San Diego State as the only teams in the country to have at least 20 regular-season wins in each of the last six years.

Purdue: Smith is among the favorites for Big Ten Player of the Year. Kaufman-Renn, the team’s leading scorer, also deserves consideration because he's the Boilermakers' only inside threat.

Key moment Riley made a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to end a personal seven-point run and get Illinois within 42-40.

Key stat The teams combined for 32 3-pointers in their previous game, with the Boilermakers making 18. But Purdue went inside against Illinois this time, outscoring the Illini 44-28 in the paint while going 5 of 18 from behind the arc. Illinois was 11 of 30 on 3s.

Up next Both teams begin Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday.

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