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COL BKB: Illinois 76, Purdue 58

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Rich McBride had 19 points, two assists and two rebounds Saturday to help 7th-ranked Illinois clobber Purdue, 76-58.

Dee Brown had 12 points and nine assists; James Augustine added 11 points and 12 rebounds; and Jamar Smith had nine points and six rebounds for the Fighting Illini (19-2, 5-2 Big Ten). Illinois improved to 12-0 at home this season.

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Gary Ware and Marcus Green scored 11 points each, Bryant Dillon scored 10 points, and Matt Kiefer had 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (7-12, 1-7 Big Ten), who have dropped four in a row.

Illinois out-rebounded Purdue, 39-25. The Boilermakers committed 15 turnovers while Illinois made 11.

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