WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — They almost did it again.
In a sold-out Senior Day crowd at Mackey Arena on Sunday, Purdue was able to fend-off a furious second-half comeback by Illinois, escaping with a win 76-71.
Illinois (20-11, 11-9 Big Ten) looked absolutely lost in the first half as it has at times this season, most recently when they were down 18 to Northwestern only a week and a half ago.
But similar to that game, they decided to turn on the jets in the second half and flip the script.