3 5 - 3 2 ▁lead ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁seconds ▁to ▁play . ▁It ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁being ▁the ▁dec ider ▁as ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁st ole ▁their ▁third ▁straight ▁win ▁to ▁remain ▁und efe ated ▁ ▁at ▁Pur due ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁B IG ▁ 1 0 ▁op ener , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁held ▁off ▁a ▁late ▁r ally ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Pur due ▁Bo il erm akers ▁ 3 8 - 3 1 ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette . ▁Morgan ▁threw ▁four ▁touch down ▁passes , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁R ash od ▁Bat eman , ▁in ▁the ▁victory . ▁Minnesota ▁held ▁a ▁ 2 1 ▁point ▁lead ▁after ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Qu arter , ▁but ▁Pur due ▁cut ▁it ▁close ▁with ▁two ▁touch down s ▁in ▁just ▁over ▁two ▁minutes ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th . ▁The ▁G opher ▁defense ▁shut ▁down ▁Pur due ' s ▁last ▁chance ▁to ▁tie ▁it ▁and ▁held ▁on ▁for ▁their ▁ 4 th ▁straight ▁win ▁ ▁Illinois ▁ ▁There ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁hero ics ▁needed ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁as ▁they ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁ 4 0 - 1 7 ▁to ▁remain ▁und efe ated . ▁Morgan ▁toss ed ▁three ▁more ▁touch down ▁passes ▁to ▁three ▁different ▁rece ivers ▁after ▁throwing ▁a ▁pick ▁six ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁game . ▁Despite ▁falling ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁hole , ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁off ense ▁fired ▁on ▁all ▁cyl ind ers ▁to ▁build