The Champaign Room · Feb 23, 2018
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Purdue
The Illini dropped their final home game of the season to Purdue 93-86. It was a hard fought battle for a team that was completely undersized and frankly, had no business being in that game whatsoever. Lucas and Black kept it close in the first half, and for the first time in eons, Illinois put together 40 minutes of fairly drought-less basketball.
The Good
There was a lot to be proud of if you’re Brad Underwood after that performance. The Boilermakers matched up far too well against us with an array of sharpshooting guards and top-tier big men. However, the team never threw in the towel and really made Matt Painter’s guys work for the win.