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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 79, Purdue 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Tom Eades, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance: 13464

Illinois 79, Purdue 59: D.J. Richardson led the way with 18 points as the Fighting Illini snapped an eight-game losing streak to the visiting Boilermakers.

Tracy Abrams recorded 13 points and seven assists for Illinois (18-8, 5-7 Big Ten), which won its third straight. Tyler Griffey continued his strong play with 12 points, while Joseph Bertrand chipped in with nine points and 12 rebounds for the Illini.

Terone Johnson scored 18 points to lead Purdue (12-13, 5-7), which has dropped four of its last five. D.J Byrd and A.J. Hammons added 10 points apiece for the Boilermakers, who came in leading the Big Ten in rebounding but got beat on the boards, 44-34.

Sam McLaurin capped a 9-0 run with a dunk to give the Illini a 13-point lead with 6:37 left in the first half and they stretched it to 43-29 at intermission. Johnson scored 10 points and Purdue turned the ball over 10 times in the opening 20 minutes.

Purdue could not get any closer than 11 in a second half that saw Boilermakers coach Matt Painter ejected after being called for two technical fouls with 8:08 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Illinois had 14 assists, the most it has had in a Big Ten game this season. … Griffey has scored 42 points combined the last three games after averaging 2.3 over the previous eight. … Illinois’ leading scorer Brandon Paul was held to three points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field. … Purdue leads the all-time series 96-85.
Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Illinois
Terone Johnson 18 Scoring D.J. Richardson 18
Ronnie Johnson 5 Assists Tracy Abrams 7
Ronnie Johnson 7 Rebounds Joseph Bertrand 12
Terone Johnson 5 Free Throws Made D.J. Richardson 8
Anthony Johnson 2 Steals Tracy Abrams 2
Travis Carroll 1 Blocks Tyler Griffey 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 59 38.2 6-16 11-16 9 29 4 8 17
Illinois 79 42.6 7-25 14-16 14 40 1 5 11