Only one night time after the No. 1 and No. 2 groups fell, the Nittany Lions upset No. 8 Purdue, 81-70, within the staff’s Massive Ten opener.
Penn State had solely crushed the Boilermakers as soon as of their previous 18 matchups, which included eight straight wins for Matt Painter’s squad heading into this matchup.
However the script flipped tonight in State School, as this recreation was by no means even shut.
The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 40-24 lead on the break, capitalizing on Purdue’s 14 first-half turnovers. The Boilermaker’s would not pull inside 10 for the rest of the sport. Final 12 months’s nationwide runner-up trailed by as a lot as 27 halfway by means of the second half.
“WE ARE PENN STATE!” 🗣️ @PennStateMBB demolishes No. 8 Purdue in Completely satisfied Valley! pic.twitter.com/6VwG2kd814
— FOX School Hoops (@CBBonFOX) December 6, 2024
Ace Baldwin Jr. paced PSU in scoring, tallying 17 factors and 6 assists, going an ideal 12-12 from the charity stripe. The Nittany Lions had 4 gamers with two or extra steals, totaling 32 factors off Purdue’s 24 turnovers.
Penn State (8-1, 1-0 Massive Ten) will look to hold this momentum into one other convention matchup on the highway in opposition to Rutgers subsequent Tuesday.
Purdue (7-2, 0-1 Massive Ten) suffers its second lack of the season, and it’ll look to get again on observe in opposition to Maryland on Sunday.
Jordan Howard is a graduate of the College of Georgia, working as a postgraduate intern for NCAA Digital. He’s a Hearst-nominated journalist and his print work has appeared in The Marietta Day by day Journal, The Atlanta Journal-Structure and UGA Rivals. Howard enjoys breaking down the most recent tendencies and numbers, specializing in soccer, basketball, baseball and lacrosse.
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