Overview
- The freshman guard poured in 46 points on 13-of-17 shooting, including 9-of-11 from three and 11-of-13 at the line, with four assists in an 88-82 win in West Lafayette.
- His total set the Mackey Arena visiting-player scoring record and, per ESPN research, marked the most points ever in a road win over an AP top-10 opponent.
- Illinois hit a school-record 18 three-pointers, with late triples from Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis and David Mirkovic helping close out the Boilermakers.
- The Illini moved to 17-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big Ten for a ninth straight victory, continuing their surge without injured guard Kylan Boswell, who is out at least a month with a fractured right hand.
- Purdue’s Braden Smith returned from a brief ankle scare to post 27 points and 12 assists, as the Boilermakers fell to 17-3 and 7-2 in conference play.