Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80 on Friday night.
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Not the final two minutes. The Boilermakers want some of those possessions back. Illinois concluded its 88-80 victory on a 13-1 run. Add it to the other potentially big victories -- too many of them -- which wound up as near misses over the final month of the regular season.