No. 5 Purdue holds on to defeat Illinois
Brandon Newman scored 19 points, added six rebounds and five assists, and made four clutch free throws down the stretch to lead host Purdue to a 76-71 victory over Illinois on Sunday afternoon at West Lafayette, Ind.
The fifth-ranked Boilermakers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) finished the regular season with back-to-back wins as they enter the upcoming Big Ten tournament as the No. 1 seed, hoping to lock up the same seed in this