National Basketball Association
Purdue 63, Penn St. 62
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Ted Hillary, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
14123
By SportsDirect Inc.
JaJuan Johnson's jumper with 3.4 seconds remaining helped No. 13 Purdue escape with a 63-62 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Boilermakers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) led 56-50 before the Nittany Lions reeled off seven straight points to briefly pull ahead with 3:26 remaining. Purdue regained the upper hand on a basket by E'Twaun Moore, but David Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining to give Penn State a 62-61 lead before Johnson stepped into the hero's role.
Penn State shot 52.2 percent (24 of 46) on the evening and outrebounded Purdue, 30-19, but the Boilermakers were able to withstand it all by taking care of the ball, committing just three turnovers.
Johnson finished with 25 points and Moore added 16.
Jeff Brooks paced Penn State (10-8, 3-4) with 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
Top Game Performances
| Penn St. |
|
Purdue |
|
Jeff Brooks 19 |
Scoring |
JaJuan Johnson 25 |
|
Jeff Brooks 5 |
Assists |
E'Twaun Moore 5 |
|
Jeff Brooks 8 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Byrd 3 |
|
Jeff Brooks 4 |
Free Throws Made |
JaJuan Johnson 7 |
|
N/A |
Steals |
John Hart 2 |
|
Jeff Brooks 3 |
Blocks |
D.J. Byrd 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Penn St.
|
62 |
52.2 |
6-16 |
8-8 |
16 |
26 |
4 |
0 |
|
| Purdue
|
63 |
44.4 |
6-15 |
9-10 |
18 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
|