Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers

College Basketball

#11Illinois

17-3

88-82

Final

#4Purdue

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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ILLPUR

27-56FG33-58

48Field Goal %57

18-383PT7-19

47Three Point %37

16-22FT9-11

73Free Throw %82

33Rebounds19

13Offensive Rebounds3

20Defensive Rebounds16

10Assists19

0Steals2

2Blocks1

10Turnovers3

0Team Turnovers0

10Total Turnovers3

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls1

2Points Off Turnovers20

5Fast Break Points14

14Points in Paint44

14Fouls17

6Largest Lead11

14Lead Changes14

22Percent Led69

Player of the game

Keaton Wagler

ILL · 46 PTS, 4 AST

10.0

Win probability

100%ILL final

ILLPUR

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Defensive rebound
David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:04
Misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Braden Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
B. Smith · 27 PTS
H2 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
David Mirkovic makes free throw 2 of 2
D. Mirkovic · 12 PTS
ILL 88 - 82 PUR
H2 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
David Mirkovic makes free throw 1 of 2
D. Mirkovic · 12 PTS
ILL 87 - 82 PUR
H2 0:05
Foul on Gicarri Harris
Foul on Gicarri Harris.
G. Harris · 2 PTS
H2 0:06
TO
Bad pass turnover
Omer Mayer bad pass turnover
O. Mayer · 11 PTS
H2 0:06PUR
Shorttimeout
Purdue Timeout
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Keaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Wagler · 46 PTS
ILL 86 - 82 PUR
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Keaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Wagler · 46 PTS
ILL 85 - 82 PUR
H2 0:09
Foul on C.J. Cox
Foul on C.J. Cox.
C.J. Cox · 6 PTS
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 3 of 3
Braden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3
B. Smith · 27 PTS
ILL 84 - 82 PUR
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 3
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3
B. Smith · 27 PTS
ILL 84 - 81 PUR
H2 0:10PUR
Dead ball rebound
Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:10
Misses free throw 1 of 3
Braden Smith misses free throw 1 of 3
B. Smith · 27 PTS
H2 0:15
Foul on Andrej Stojakovic
Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
A. Stojakovic · 5 PTS
H2 0:18
+2
Pullup jump shot, 7 ft
Keaton Wagler makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
K. Wagler · 46 PTS
ILL 84 - 80 PUR
H2 0:25ILL
Shorttimeout
Illinois Timeout
THREEH2 0:45
Three! 23 ft
B. Smith · 27 PTS
Braden Smith makes 23-foot three pointer
ILL 82 - 80 PUR
H2 0:57PUR
Regulartimeout
Purdue Timeout
THREEH2 0:57
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
T. Ivisic · 7 PTS · ast K. Wagler
Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)
ILL 82 - 77 PUR
H2 1:22
+2
Jumper, 10 ft
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 10-foot jumper (Braden Smith assists)
T. Kaufman-Renn · 12 PTS · ast B. Smith
ILL 79 - 77 PUR
THREEH2 1:46
Three! Jumper, 22 ft
D. Mirkovic · 12 PTS · ast J. Davis
David Mirkovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jake Davis assists)
ILL 79 - 75 PUR
H2 2:03
Defensive rebound
David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.