Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stefanovic scores 16, Purdue beats Penn State 73-52
The freshman Ivey had a season-high four blocks for the Boilermakers (16-8, 11-6 Big Ten), who won their ninth of the last 12 and tied No. 9 Iowa for fourth place in the Big Ten standings.
Purdue pulled away to a 41-26 lead at halftime with four runs of at least seven straight points and went on a 15-2 run in the second half to push the lead into double digits for good.
It was the Boilermakers’ largest margin of victory at Penn State since a 64-42 win on Jan. 23, 2008. Trevion Williams had 11 points and Eric Hunter Jr. 10 as the Boilermakers made 27 of 52 shots from the field.
Myreon Jones had 11 points and Jamari Wheeler had nine points, six rebounds and six assists for the Nittany Lions (8-13, 5-12).
Penn State opened the second half on an 8-2 run to get the deficit within nine and made its first five shot attempts of the half but missed the next eight.
Purdue finishes its season hosting No. 23 Wisconsin on Tuesday and Indiana on Saturday. Penn State hosts Minnesota on Wednesday and visits Maryland on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:21 | Carson Barrett Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Caleb Dorsey missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Ethan Morton Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Matt Frost missed Layup. | 71 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:52 | Chase Martin Steal. | 71 - 52 |
Statistics
 PUR |
 PSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-52 | FG | 22-62 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 6-29 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-17 | FT | 2-8 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 261 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |