The Boilermakers outscored IU 27-9 in the second half to win the West Division.
BLOOMINGTON - Thanks to an assist from Nebraska, Purdue has a chance to win its first Big Ten football championship since 2000.
Indiana, which came in ranked 13th in the Big Ten with 101.4 rushing yards per game, gained 166 on the ground in the opening half. Payne Durham's 15-yard touchdown catch capped an eight-play, 82-yard drive that put the Boilermakers ahead 10-7. Devin Mockobee's 27-yard touchdown run with 6:06 to go in the third quarter gave Purdue a 17-7 advantage.
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