Purdue Pete did not always act alone. In the late '90s and early '00s he was accompanied by a 10-foot inflatable named Rowdy.
Illinois faces the Purdue Boilermakers after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois' 85-60 win against the Northwestern Wildcats.
Jalen Jackson finished with a career-high 38 points to propel Purdue Fort Wayne to a 91-80 victory over IU Indianapolis on Saturday.