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In a critical Big Ten basketball matchup, Purdue emerged victorious over Illinois, overcoming the limited play of star Zach Edey, who was plagued with foul trouble. Edey scored just two points in the first half and was benched after picking up his second foul with 8 minutes remaining, yet Purdue still led 20-4 early on and finished the half up 47-32. Despite Edey's absence, Illinois failed to capitalize and was outrebounded. In the second half, Purdue extended their lead to 21 points, with Trey Kaufman-Renn contributing a game-high 18 points. Edey's fourth foul saw him benched again with the Illini trailing by 16, but a late rally by Illinois cut Purdue's lead to just three points. Nonetheless, Purdue held on to affirm their position as a national title frontrunner.
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For some reason Purdue has stopped giving the ball to Zach Edey. Coleman Hawkins drains a three to cut the lead to three. Great comeback by the Illini, but the Boilers' offense has been gawdawful.
Edey picks up fourth foul with 8:01 left and Illini down 16. Now or never.
Zach Edey only has eight points … and Purdue leads Illinois by 21. Sheesh.
Illinois has tried to take Edey away, so Kaufman-Renn is feasting. He’s got 18 to lead all scorers. Purdue up 57-41 at the first timeout of the second half.
So, Zach Edey has 2 points at the half … and Purdue is up 15 over Illinois.
Illinois blew a golden opportunity with Edey on the bench over final 8 minutes of the first half. Strangely, Illini destroyed on the glass sans Purdue’s big man. This is a different Boilers team, period. National title frontrunner for myriad reasons.
#Purdue's lead was single digits when Zach Edey picked up his 2nd foul at the 8:03 mark and went to the bench. Purdue 47, Illinois 32, halftime
Purdue scored 47 in the first half against Illinois despite only getting 2 points from Edey in 9 minutes due to foul trouble
Halftime at Purdue: Boilermakers without Edey for the last 8 minutes (two fouls), but still have a 47-32 lead.
Edey has two fouls. Illinois starting to cook on offense. Getting interesting at West Lafayette
Illinois looks awful early. Purdue up, 20-4, with 11:57 left in first half.