Early on things looked good for the Nittany Lions. Penn State jumped out to an earl 10-2 lead over 3rd seeded Purdue. Penn State’s lead got as high as 10 at 12-2 with 15:24 left in the first half.
Unfortunately, this hot start was not enough for the Nittany Lions as they fell to the Boilermakers 69-61. With the loss Penn State’s hopes of a Cinderella run to a Big Ten Championship comes to an end. Additionally, Penn State falls to 14-17 on the season.
Despite being down by 10+ in the second half the Nittany Lions never gave up.