On March 4, 1995, in his final game against Illinois, East St. Louis product, Purdue forward, and future Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin scored 29 points on 9-for-14 shooting in a 69-56 win in Champaign. He made an uncharacteristic five 3-pointers, plus all six of his free throws, in a win that helped move Gene Keady’s Boilermakers further toward an eventual Big Ten title, their second straight.
This was only the second time in six tries that Martin had beaten Illinois on the court, but it was the third time that Purdue had defeated the Illini when Martin was involved.