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After improbably forcing overtime at No. 23 Illinois, Ryan Walters rolled the dice on a game-winning two-point conversion, which failed, and the Illini escaped 50-49. It was Purdue’s fifth-straight loss, but nothing like the others. After trailing by 24 in the third quarter, previously dead-in-the-water Purdue shocked not only No. 23 Illinois Saturday, but the whole college football world, scoring 40 second-half points to upset the Illini and snap a four-game losing streak. PDF: Purdue-Illinois statistics Purdue took a 43-40 with 49 seconds left in regulation, on Devin Mockobee‘s TD catch and …

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