The Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) exploded for 45 points in the second half of Saturday afternoon's game on the way to a 62-24 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers Third quarter explosion— The Penn State offense benefited from great field position field throughout the third quarter and used it to its advantage, scoring 24 points in the third quarter. (Two Purdue turnovers also helped.) In that third quarter, Chris Godwin got the ... Read More
No. 24 Nittany Lions hit the road to face Purdue
#24 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers The Records: Penn State (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten); Purdue (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten). The Head Coaches: Penn State: James Franklin, third season, 43-29 overall, 19-14 at Penn State; Purdue: Gerad Parker (interim), 0-1 record while head coach at Purdue, 0-1 overall. The Game: Penn State hits the road this week to face Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in only the third road game of the season for the Nittany Lions. James Franklin's squad is fresh off ... Read More
Pitt suffers first loss of season to No. 11 Purdue
The competition was much better than it had been during their first four victories of the season and although the Pitt Panthers competed, ultimately they fell short for the first time this season in a 72-59 loss to No. 11 Purdue in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Purdue (7-0) seven footer A. J. Hammons was unstoppable in the second half, scoring 17 of his game-high 24 points during the second 20 minutes to help lead the Boilermakers to the victory. Hammons also added 12 rebounds in the ... Read More
Penn State falls to Purdue 64-59, ends B1G tourney run
The Penn State Nittany Lions (18-16, 6-15 Big Ten) ended their Cinderella tournament run with a 64-59 loss to the fourth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (20-11, 12-6 Big Ten). DJ Newbill ended his senior season with 19 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Fellow senior Ross Travis added 10 points and nine rebounds in the attempt. Penn State jumped out to an early lead with points from Travis, Newbill, and Donovan Jack. Travis’ dunk over AJ Hammons, Purdue’s 7-foot junior forward, gave the ... Read More