Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers

College Basketball

Illinois

17-3

88-82

Final

Purdue

17-3

Mackey Arena

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 6, PUR 11

PUR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ILL	39	49	88
PUR	43	39	82

Who won: Illinois 88-82

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Purdue Boilermakers 88-82 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Mackey Arena. The Illinois outscored the Purdue 49-39 in the 2nd half. Keaton Wagler led the Illinois in points (46). Braden Smith led the Purdue in points (27).

Win probability

100%ILL final

ILLPUR

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:04
Braden Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
H2 0:05
+1
David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2
ILL 88 - 82 PUR
H2 0:05
+1
David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2
ILL 87 - 82 PUR
H2 0:05
Foul on Gicarri Harris.
H2 0:06
TO
Omer Mayer bad pass turnover
H2 0:06
Purdue Timeout
H2 0:09
+1
Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
ILL 86 - 82 PUR
H2 0:09
+1
Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
ILL 85 - 82 PUR
H2 0:09
Foul on C.J. Cox.
H2 0:10
+1
Braden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3
ILL 84 - 82 PUR
H2 0:10
+1
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3
ILL 84 - 81 PUR
H2 0:10
Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:10
Braden Smith misses free throw 1 of 3
H2 0:15
Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
H2 0:18
+2
Keaton Wagler makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
ILL 84 - 80 PUR
H2 0:25
Illinois Timeout
THREEH2 0:45
Three! 23 ft
Braden Smith
Braden Smith makes 23-foot three pointer
ILL 82 - 80 PUR
H2 0:57
Purdue Timeout
THREEH2 0:57
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
Tomislav Ivisic
Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
ILL 82 - 77 PUR
H2 1:22
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 10-foot jumper (Braden Smith assists)
ILL 79 - 77 PUR
THREEH2 1:46
Three! Jumper, 22 ft
David Mirkovic
David Mirkovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jake Davis assists)
ILL 79 - 75 PUR
H2 2:03
David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.