As sleet hit the tents on a packed sidewalk at Purdue University, the Paint Crew was riled up for what was to come the next day: the clash of Purdue and Illinois.

If I heard that JaJuan Johnson was to play 35 minutes, be 1 for 10 from the field, and end up with 5 points, I would have picked Purdue to lose in this game.

The resilient Boilermakers, however, where able to hold off Illinois with a stunning effort from Keaton Grant.

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