Let’s be straight up: The second half against Illinois last night was Purdue’s best half of the season, both offensively and defensively, by a fairly wide margin. When Purdue plays like that I find it difficult to believe that any team in the country can beat it. Illinois is ranked in the top 15. They had earned first place in the Big Ten. They are a top 20 team offensively and top 25 team defensively per KenPom.
And Purdue absolutely wiped the floor with them in the second half.
With seven games left in the regular season Purdue is right where it wants to be.