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Illinois Basketball: 3 ways the Illini can beat the Purdue Boilermakers

The Illini are sitting at 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Big Ten. We haven’t seen this type of success from the Orange and Blue in a long time.

This Illinois team is hot right now as they’re riding a five-game winning streak. They are clicking on both offense and defense, and this has enabled the Illini to hold onto the No. 2 spot in the Big Ten standings.

Like every team, Illinois struggles, during parts of the game, to execute on both sides of the ball, but they play good enough to win

This Illinois team is playing the best basketball that the fans have seen in a while as they are ranked No.