This is still the same PSU team that got shut the f down by Maryland and Maine at home. I don't know if something has changed, or if Battle is just more used to playing Big Ten teams, but I still can't believe Illinois blew this, as good as they had been playing going in.
Now consider this: Purdue beat Penn State by 15, despite missing 17 free throws. PSU subsequently beats MSU and Illinois in the same week. Its beginning to look a lot like OSU and Purdue have pulled away from the rest of the pack.