Purdue 76-71 Illinois (5 Mar, 2023) Final Score

Illinois Fighting Illini

20-11, 11-9 conf

	1	2	T
ILL	26	45	71
PUR	47	29	76

No. 5 Purdue defends Illinois' 2nd-half rally for 76-71 win

— Brandon Newman scored a season-high 19 points, Zach Edey added 17, and No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71 on Sunday to become the first Big Ten team since 2014 to win the league title by three or more games.

Mar 5, 2023, 10:36 pm - AP

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Nebraska	0-0	-	7-0
Purdue	0-0	-	7-0
Ohio State	0-0	-	6-1
Illinois	0-0	-	5-1
Indiana	0-0	-	5-1
Northwestern	0-0	-	5-1
Rutgers	0-0	-	5-1
Iowa	0-0	-	5-2
Minnesota	0-0	-	5-2
Wisconsin	0-0	-	5-2
Maryland	0-0	-	4-3
Michigan	0-0	-	4-3
Michigan State	0-0	-	4-3
Penn State	0-0	-	4-3

Alijah Martin gets the and-1 to fall

Memphis' Mikey Williams pleads guilty to lesser charge in gun case

Memphis freshman Mikey Williams' status with the team is still in the air after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of making criminal threats Thursday in a case stemming from a March 27 incident at his home.

Barclay Radebaugh steps down as Charleston Southern coach

Charleston Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh stepped down Thursday, a day after an 81-52 loss to The Citadel dropped the team to 2-5. Associate head coach Saah Nimley will serve as the interim head coach.

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No. 5 Purdue defends Illinois' 2nd-half rally for 76-71 win

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Alijah Martin gets the and-1 to fall

Memphis' Mikey Williams pleads guilty to lesser charge in gun case

Barclay Radebaugh steps down as Charleston Southern coach