Illinois dropped its third Big Ten game of the season Tuesday night, but the bigger loss almost came midway through the second half.
As No. 3 Purdue stormed past the No. 13 Illini after the break — en route to a _ - _ win — Trent Frazier went down with a knee injury.
The Illini’s superstar super-senior hobbled off the court, rejecting most of the help that was offered his way. He heroically returned just five minutes later, but his return wasn’t enough to stop an already double-digit deficit, sparked by the Boilermakers’ 14 points in the second half’s first two minutes.