Purdue MBB outlast Penn State

by | Jan 9, 2022 | Basketball Blogs, Headlines | 0 comments

[3] Purdue 74, Penn State 67 (Postgame Notes)
• Purdue improved to 13-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten with its first road victory of the season, a 74-67 win over Penn State on Saturday.
• Purdue is 13-2 for the third time in the last seven seasons (2015-16, 2017-18, 2021-22).
• The game was Matt Painter’s first game against a former assistant coach as Micah Shrewsberry is Penn State’s head coach.
• The victory was Matt Painter’s 182nd in Big Ten play, moving into a tie for seventh with Jud Heathcote on the Big Ten’s wins list in league games only. He has 368 wins at Purdue, needing just three more wins to tie Ward “Piggy” Lambert for second on Purdue’s career victories list.
• Purdue is now 42-13 all-time against Penn State and has won five straight games in the Bryce Jordan Center. The victory margins in those games are 7 (OT), 4 (OT), 9 (OT), 21 and 7 (this year).
• After Penn State took a 65-64 lead with 3:42 to play, the Boilermakers outscored the Nittany Lions 10-2 the rest of the game. Purdue went 3-of-5 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line in that span. Penn State went 1-of-6 down the stretch with two turnovers.
• Purdue shot 48.3 percent to Penn State’s 47.3 percent. The Boilermakers have won 29 straight games when shooting a higher field goal percentage than their opponent.
• Purdue’s center tandem of Trevion Williams and Zach Edey had 27 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, going 12-of-16 from the field in only 31 minutes. The duo was saddled with foul problems all day.
• Mason Gillis tallied a career-high 14 points, shooting 4-of-5 from the field, 3-of-4 from long distance and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Gillis’ splits are now 60.0 percent (24-of-40) from the field, 56.0 percent (14-of-25) from 3-point range and 100.0 percent (20-of-20) from the free throw line.
• Jaden Ivey has scored in double-figures in 12 straight games after tallying 12 points and 7 rebounds in the win.
• Sasha Stefanovic scored 13 points with 6 assists and 3 rebounds. He moved into 11th place on the school’s career 3-pointers made list with 178 (3 today).
• Ethan Morton now has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 36-to-6 (6.00) after today’s win over Penn State.

 

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