The Purdue Boilermakers (11-6, 6-0 Big Ten) hit the road for a conference matchup against the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-9, 1-3 Big Ten) on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The matchup begins at 8:00 PM ET.

Illinois lost to Penn State 90-72 in the team's last outing on Sunday despite a team-high 19 points from De'Myla Brown.

Purdue fell to Indiana 73-68 in overtime in the team's last action on Sunday. Abbey Ellis notched 19 points to lead the team in the loss.

Illinois Team Stats

Illinois heads into Thursday's matchup with a 66 points per game average, 1.1 fewer than the 67.1 Purdue gives up per contest. When scoring more than 67, the Fighting Illini have a 2-0 this season.

The Fighting Illini hit 64.8 percent of their free throws as a team, the 14th-best mark in the Big Ten. Brown makes 2.2 free throws per game to lead Illinois while connecting on 79 percent of her attempts at the line.

Purdue Team Stats

The Boilermakers score 71.1 per game, 1.4 more than the 69.7 Illinois allows. When Purdue does reach the 70-point mark, it is 5-0 on the year.

The Boilermakers make 75.2 percent of their free throws as a team, the fourth-best mark in the Big Ten. Ellis hits 2.5 free throws per game to lead Purdue while knocking down 84 percent of her attempts at the line.

Illinois Players to Watch

Aaliyah Nye leads Illinois in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game. The Fighting Illini leading rebounder is Kendall Bostic, who averages 11.6 boards per game in addition to scoring 6.0 points. Jada Peebles is the team's best passer, tallying 2.4 assists to go with 8.6 points per game.

Nye is the most prolific shooter for Illinois, making 2.5 threes per game while shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect 15 of 15 games this season.

Purdue Players to Watch

Jeanae Terry haules in 5.8 boards and hands out 5.1 assists to lead Purdue, while also scoring 7.2 points per contest. Madison Layden leads the Boilermakers in scoring and averages 12.9 points and 1.9 steals per game.

Cassidy Hardin is a player to watch on the perimeter for Purdue. She leads the Boilermakers shooting attack, making 33 percent of her shots from beyond the arc while averaging 2.5 makes per game.

Player stats reflect 15 of 15 games this season.

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