Highlights
6 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: ILL 65% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 18 PTS
Scoring plays
9 SCORES
Chase Brown 2 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick)
0-7
Devin Mockobee 6 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
7-7
Chase Brown 8 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick)
7-14
Charlie Jones 32 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
14-14
Payne Durham 5 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
21-14
Brian Hightower 6 Yd pass from Tommy DeVito (Caleb Griffin Kick)
21-21
Payne Durham 12 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
28-21
Mitchell Fineran 25 Yd Field Goal
31-21
Caleb Griffin 38 Yd Field Goal
31-24
What happened
ESPN RECAPO'Connell, Durham lead Purdue past No. 21 Illinois 31-24
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- , Aidan O’Connell and Purdue made a muddled mess of the Big Ten West and the Boilermakers are in decent shape to emerge from it as champions now. O'Connell passed for 237 yards and three scores, two to Payne Durham , and Purdue beat No. 21 Illinois 31-24 on Saturday. The win gives the Boilermakers (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) a crucial head-to-head tiebreaker over the Illini (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten), who were firmly in control until losing their last two games. The Boilermakers finish the season with favorable matchups against Northwestern and at Indiana. After Iowa and Minnesota also won Saturday, Illinois, Purdue, the Hawkeyes and Gophers are all 4-3 atop the division. O'Connell and Purdue coach Jeff Brohm each played down the implications of the win, but recognized what it meant as the Boilermakers clinched a bowl appearance for the fourth time in six years.
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Team stats
PUR · ILLGIES MEMORIAL STADIUM, CHAMPAIGN · ATTENDANCE 45,574
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