12:17 PM ET, January 6, 2007
Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
Top Performers
Penn State: D. Morrissey 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
Purdue: C. Landry 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Final
12:17 PM ET, January 6, 2007
Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
Top Performers
Penn State: D. Morrissey 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
Purdue: C. Landry 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Carl Landry scored 24 points and David Teague added 20 as Purdue held off Penn State 64-60 on Saturday afternoon.
Danny Morrissey led Penn State with 21 points and made six of seven 3-pointers. Geary Claxton added eight points and 14 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (10-5, 1-1 Big Ten).As Penn State entered the final minute trailing 58-55, Morrissey tried to tie the game, but missed a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. He fouled Teague, and Teague made one of two free throws to give Purdue (12-4, 1-1) a 59-55 lead.Free throws pushed Purdue's lead to 62-55 before Morrissey made another 3-pointer with eight seconds left, but Landry sealed the game with two free throws one second later.Purdue had led 38-30 in the second half before Teague hit back-to-back 3-pointers to bump the lead to 44-30. The second one appearing to rimming out but then fell in and forced a Penn State timeout with 13:50 left.Morrissey scored nine points, including a four-point play, in an 11-3 run that cut Purdue's lead to 47-41 with 11:49 to go.Purdue led 52-45 when Morrissey made a 3-pointer, then Mike Walker made another 3-pointer to trim Purdue's lead to 52-51 with 4:20 left and set up the hectic final minutes.PSU | PUR | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 60 | 64 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 24-53 (.453) | 20-45 (.444) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 10-20 (.500) | 8-24 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 2-7 (.286) | 16-23 (.696) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 21 (0/0) | 14 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 2 | 15 |
| PSU | PUR | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
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| Team Stats: Penn State | Purdue | ||
| PSU | PUR |
|---|---|
| 01/13 IND 12:15pm 01/17 @MICH 8:00pm 01/20 MSU 4:37pm 01/24 @IOWA 8:05pm 01/27 @MINN 12:15pm |
01/10 @IND 7:00pm 01/13 MICH 8:00pm 01/17 @WIS 8:00pm 01/20 @MICH 12:17pm 01/27 ILL 2:30pm |
| Complete Schedule: Penn State | Purdue | |
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
|---|---|---|
| #6 Ohio State | 15-1 | 30-3 |
| #4 Wisconsin | 13-3 | 29-5 |
| Illinois | 9-7 | 23-11 |
| #24 Michigan State | 8-8 | 22-11 |
| Indiana | 10-6 | 20-10 |
| Purdue | 9-7 | 21-11 |
| Michigan | 8-8 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 9-7 | 17-14 |
| Northwestern | 2-14 | 13-18 |
| Penn State | 2-14 | 11-19 |
| Minnesota | 3-13 | 9-22 |
| View expanded standings » | ||


