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  1. Purdue men's basketball will no longer be using this account. We've moved to @BoilerBall.
  2. #Purdue protects its home court and defeats Illinois 75-60. Barlow leads with 14 pts. The #Boilers have now won 26 consecutive home games.
  3. PUR 71 ILL 54 with 3:30 left in the game. The #Boilermakers have dominated bench points 32-7.
  4. #Purdue leads 67-48 over Illinois with 4:57 left in the game. Kelsey Barlow has tied his career-high with 14 pts.
  5. #Purdue leads Illinois 59-38 with 7:50 left. The #Boilermakers have shot nearly 60% from the field during today's game.
  6. The #Boilermakers go on a thunderous 18-2 run and now lead 52-31 over the Illini. Mackey is rocking. #BoilerUp
  7. Tremendous stretch of play by Barlow with a break away dunk and three-point play. #Purdue now leads 48-29 with 12:34 left in the game.
  8. Great interior D from the #Boilers as the Illini second-leading scorer Meyers Leonard has only 3 points and is on the bench with 3 fouls.
  9. #Purdue has their biggest lead of the game on a Terone Johnson three-pointer to make it 40-29 with 15:40 left in the game.
  10. #Purdue is 7-13 (53.8%) from behind the arc and currently lead the Illini 32-26 with 17:43 left in the game.
  11. #Purdue uses a 12-5 over the last five minutes to lead at halftime 26-24 over the Illini. Smith leads in scoring with 6 points.
  12. Ryne Smith breaks a four-minute field goal dry spell as the #Boilermakers trail Illinois 23-18 with 4:02 left in the half.
  13. PUR 14 ILL 14 with 7:52 left in the half. Tough, intense, defensive B1G game. The Mackey atmosphere has been fantastic. #BoilerUp
  14. PUR 9 ILL 9 with 10:49 left in the half. Lewis Jackson is the game's leading rebounder with 3.
  15. #Purdue leads Illinois 7-5 with 12:46 left in the half. The #Boilers have held Illini center Meyers Leonard without a shot attempt.
  16. Underway here at Mackey as #Purdue has the ball with less than a minute gone by...
  17. Minutes away from the home opener between #Purdue and Illinois. Remember to follow all the action here @PurdueMensHoops
  18. #Purdue beats Iowa 79-76. Hummel leads with 16 points. Next up is Illinois this Saturday from Mackey in the conference home opener.
  19. Hummel knocks down two free throws as the #Boilermakers lead 79-74 over Iowa with 12.9 seconds remaining.
  20. Three-pointer by Gatens from Iowa keeps the Hawkeyes within one possession. 75-72 Purdue with 49 seconds remaining. #Purdue ball.