CHAMPAIGN – At times this season, the Illini defied the odds.
There was the record comeback win at Clemson earlier this season, and more recently, there were comeback wins against Penn State, Northwestern and Indiana.
But not Tuesday, not against a Purdue team starving for a victory. The Boilermakers had an answer for every Illini charge and left Assembly Hall with a 84-79 victory.
Demetri McCamey had 28 for the Illini, while Purdue had five players in double figures its win.
The Boilermakers snapped a three-game losing streak and handed Illinois its second-straight loss.
Photo: Purdue’s JaJuan Johnson reaches for a rebound over Illinois’ Mike Tisdale (Robin Scholz/AP)
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