BIG TEN ROUNDUP Illinois wins easily; Purdue loses to Baylor in last seconds of game

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LAS VEGAS -- Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead No. 1 Illinois past Northwestern State 69-51 in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Thursday night.
Deron Williams added 14 points and six assists for the Illini (13-0), who never trailed.
This is the best start for Illinois since 1988-89, when it began 17-0.
Jermaine Spencer, Clifton Lee and Jermaine Wallace each had seven points to lead Northwestern State (5-7), which had 20 turnovers that Illinois turned into 23 points.
James Augustine had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Dee Brown scored 11 points for the Illini.
Baylor 73, Purdue 72
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Tim Bush scored a career-high 23 points and Baylor benefited from a mental error in the closing seconds by Purdue's Brandon McKnight.
Purdue's Bryant Dillon hit a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds to play to tie the game at 72.
But McKnight didn't realize the game was tied, and intentionally fouled Baylor's Aaron Bruce to stop the clock.
Bruce then made one of his two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining to lift the Bears (6-3) to their fourth straight win.
Carl Landry scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Purdue (3-6).