Brandon Newman scored 19 points and Zach Edey added 17 as No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71 on Sunday, despite the Illini rallying from a 24-point deficit in the second half.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brandon Newman scored a season-high 19 points, Zach Edey added 17 and No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71 on Sunday to become the first Big Ten team since 2014 to win the conference title by three or more games.
“For myself, it’s been challenging. There’s been a lot of ups and downs,” said Newman, who averaged 5.6 points entering the game and had 15 points in the first half. “I just want to help my teammates win games. I was able to get some open looks from feeding into the post.”Purdue coach Matt Painter said Newman has earned more minutes lately with his defense.
Purdue guard Brandon Newman and forward Caleb Furst go for a loose ball with Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. during the second half Sunday, March 5, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind. “It’s kind of been our story,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “It’s a challenging first half. We gave them live-ball turnovers. We didn’t execute. Our inability to execute on the offensive side early has been real problematic.”
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