LIVE: FINAL - Illinois 63, Purdue 37

Welcome to the State Farm Center where Illinois (9-5, 1-2 in Big Ten Conference) will face Purdue (9-5, 1-2).

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Game 15: Purdue at Illinois

Date/Time/Place: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020: 7 p.m. CST, State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill.

Capacity: 15,544

Records: Illinois 9-5, 1-2 in Big Ten; 12-21, 7-13 in Big Ten Conference in 2018-19. Purdue 9-5, 2-1 in Big Ten; 26-10, 16-4 in Big Ten Conference in 2018-19.

Line: Illinois by 2

Series notes: Purdue leads 102-87. Illinois leads 57-36 in games played in Champaign but the Boilermakers have won four in a row including a 17-7 mark under head coach Matt Painter. The 189 previous meetings between the two teams make this the seventh-most frequently played rivalry in the Big Ten.

TV: FS1 - Jeff Levering (PBP), Tim Miles (analyst)

Radio (Illinois): Brian Barnhart (PBP), Deon Thomas (analyst) - The broadcast can be heard live on TuneIn online radio, Sirius/XM 84 and at FightingIllini.com.

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Uniform Update: Illinois appears to be going with the white retro uniforms. Purdue appears to be going with the all black.

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While we wait for pre-game updates, here's a look at the three keys and Matthew Stevens' prediction for tonight's game.

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NOTE: Tonight's game officials are Bo Boroski, Don Daily and Brian O'Connell. Illinois fans can now take the next few minutes to audibly groan loudly.

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NOTE: Illinois going with the same lineup since the Big Ten opener at Maryland. Frazier, Dosunmu, Williams, Bezhanishvili and Cockburn.

Purdue going w/ Eric Hunter Jr., Nojel Eastern, Sasha Stefanovic, Matt Haarms and Trevion Williams. This is a new 5-man starting combination for the Boilermakers.

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FIRST HALF

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 15:49 left in 1st: Illinois 6, Purdue 0 - Boilermakers, who aren't very good away from Mackey Arena, are 0 for 8. Cockburn already with four points but he'll sit after this break.

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PURDUE TIMEOUT - 9:03 left in 1st: Illinois 21, Purdue 7 - Painter can't wait until the Under-12 break after Illini make four of its last five. Illinois is 3 of 6 from 3-point range tonight. They were 3 of 28 at MSU on Thursday.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili picks up two early fouls but Alan Griffin already has five points and two offensive rebounds.

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 7:27 left in 1st: Illinois 21, Purdue 9 - Illinois offense getting stagnant and Underwood is pretty upset about this development. Purdue is 0 for 7 from 3-point range and Sasha Stefanovic is scoreless.

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 3:39 left in 1st: Illinois 27, Purdue 17 - Illinois in a bit of a foul issue with Nichols and Giorgi with two each. Cockburn with eight points. Purdue starting to heat up (hit four FGs in a row).

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ILLINI TIMEOUT - 32.0 left in 1st: Illinois 32, Purdue 19 - Illinois wants basically the last shot of this half. Cockburn with 10 points and Illini bench leading Purdue's bench 13-2.

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HALFTIME - Illinois 32, Purdue 19 - Illinois held Purdue to 1 of 9 from 3-point range. Illini were 1 of 5 from 3-point range for the final nine minutes but maintained double-digit lead. Alan Griffin has five points and four rebounds in just seven minutes.

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SECOND HALF

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 15:53 left: Illinois 39, Purdue 26 - Sasha Stefanovic is starting to heat up for Purdue (5 points already in these last minutes. Giorgi has come out aggressive offensively in this second half.

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 11:46 left: Illinois 41, Purdue 32 - Illinois has as many field goals and turnovers in this second half. Illini dominating points in the paint 20-12.

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PURDUE TIMEOUT - 9:51 left: Illinois 45, Purdue 32 - Illini get back-to-back layups and Painter has to call a TO. Illini have held Purdue scoreless for last 2:52. Griffin with seven points and five rebounds in just 13 minutes.

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 7:35 left: Illinois 48, Purdue 34 - The Illinois bench outscored Purdue's bench 15-2 and Purdue's 2nd-leading scorer started on the bench tonight.

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