National Basketball Association
Purdue 83, Penn St. 68
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Dan Chrisman, # Ed Hightower, # Paul Janssen
Attendance:
5342
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Ryne Smith hit all five of his 3-point attempts en route to a game-high 20 points to lead No. 10 Purdue to an 83-68 victory at Penn State in a Big Ten game on Wednesday night.
JaJuan Johnson finished with 15 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Boilermakers (14-1, 3-0 Big Ten).
Purdue kept the Nittany Lions at arm's length for most of the night, and used spurts of five and six points early in the second half to build a 42-31 lead with 15:18 remaining. Smith helped give Purdue some extra breathing room with consecutive 3-pointers that made it 56-42 with 10:10 left, and the margin stayed in double digits the rest of the way
Purdue was able to pull away despite a subpar night from E'Twaun Moore, who followed his 31-point effort against Northwestern with four points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Talor Battle and Jermaine Marshall scored 18 points apiece, while Jeff Brooks added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (8-6, 1-2).
Top Game Performances
Purdue |
|
Penn St. |
Ryne Smith 20 |
Scoring |
Taylor Battle 18 |
E'Twaun Moore 5 |
Assists |
Tim Frazier 8 |
JaJuan Johnson 15 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Brooks 10 |
Lewis Jackson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Taylor Battle 4 |
Lewis Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Jeff Brooks 2 |
JaJuan Johnson 5 |
Blocks |
Jeff Brooks 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Purdue
|
83 |
47.3 |
6-13 |
25-41 |
14 |
43 |
6 |
4 |
|
Penn St.
|
68 |
41.0 |
5-18 |
13-20 |
15 |
28 |
3 |
9 |
|