PSU

PURDUE

Balanced Purdue holds off Penn State 80-72

AP
Jan 17, 2021

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue Boilermakers held off rusty Penn State Nittany Lions 80-72 on Sunday.

It was Purdue's first home game since Christmas Day and the first game for Penn State since Dec. 30 after four conference games were postponed due to cornavirus concerns across the league.

Eric Hunter Jr. scored 14 points for the Boilermakers (10-5, 5-3 Big Ten Conference), Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Newman also had 13 points and Mason Gilles added 12.

Myreon Jones scored a career-high 23 points for the Nittany Lions (3-5, 0-4), who have lost four straight while starting a run of four games in seven days. John Harrar added a career-high 14 points with 14 rebounds and Izaiah Brockington scored 12.

Gillis hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Purdue a 33-32 lead and opened the second half with another 3 to start a 10-0 run and the cold-shooting Nittany Lions could never quite recover.

Penn State shot 28% (13 of 47) in the second half but more than half (7 of 26) were from 3-point range. It helped that of the Nittany Lions' 49 rebounds, 23 were on the offensive end for 29 second-chance points.

Purdue, after starting the second half going 10 of 15 to hold a 64-48 lead with 8:43 to play were 2 of 8 the rest of the way. But as Penn State inched closer, finally getting within four on a Jones 3-pointer with 17 seconds to go, Purdue was scoring its last 12 points from the foul line on 16 attempts. Jones had four 3s in the last 2:37.

The Boilermakers play at Ohio State on Tuesday and the Nittany Lions are at Illinois on Tuesday and home against Rutgers on Thursday and Northwestern on Saturday.

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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
32
PUR
Boilermakers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		John Harrar vs. Trevion Williams (Brandon Newman gains possession)
19:40		John Harrar blocks Trevion Williams's two point layup
19:38		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point tip shot	0-2
19:18		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
19:16		Seth Lundy offensive rebound
19:10		Izaiah Brockington misses three point jump shot
19:08		John Harrar offensive rebound
19:04		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
19:02		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
18:52		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
18:51		John Harrar offensive rebound
18:50		Brandon Newman shooting foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
18:51		John Harrar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:51	+1	John Harrar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-2
18:35		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
18:33		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
18:32		Trevion Williams misses two point hook shot
18:30		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
18:28		Trevion Williams personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
17:58		Seth Lundy misses two point jump shot
17:40		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals)
17:24		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
17:16		Eric Hunter Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:14		Zach Edey offensive rebound
17:05		Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
17:03		Seth Lundy personal foul (Sasha Stefanovic draws the foul)
16:57		Myles Dread personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
16:31	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point floating jump shot	5-4
16:20	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point floating jump shot	5-6
16:00		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
15:58		Zach Edey defensive rebound
15:50		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
15:49		Eric Hunter Jr. personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:27		Izaiah Brockington misses two point layup
15:25		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:19		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
15:17		Zach Edey offensive rebound
15:17		Trent Buttrick shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
15:04	+2	Zach Edey makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jaden Ivey assists)	5-8
14:55		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
14:53		Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
14:36		Myreon Jones personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul)
14:33		Aaron Wheeler misses three point jump shot
14:31		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
14:27		Aaron Wheeler blocks Izaiah Brockington's two point layup
14:25		Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
14:25		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul)
14:17		Seth Lundy blocks Trevion Williams's two point dunk
14:15		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point driving layup	7-8
13:37		Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot
13:35		Sasha Stefanovic offensive rebound
13:27		Isaiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
13:25		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
13:09		Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot
13:07		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point putback layup	7-10
12:41		John Harrar misses two point hook shot
12:39		Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
12:34		Sasha Stefanovic turnover (traveling)
12:11		Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
12:09		Trevion Williams defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point driving hook shot	7-12
11:44		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
11:42		Sasha Stefanovic defensive rebound
11:30		TV timeout
11:24		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
11:19		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
11:16		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
11:16	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
11:16	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
11:05		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
11:03		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
10:45		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
10:43		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
10:36		Jamari Wheeler turnover (traveling)
10:25		Zach Edey misses two point layup
10:23		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
10:14		Zach Edey blocks Seth Lundy's two point layup
10:12		John Harrar offensive rebound
10:09	+2	John Harrar makes two point putback layup	9-14
9:56	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point driving layup	9-16
9:42		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
9:40		Zach Edey defensive rebound
9:31		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
9:29		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
9:17		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
9:15		Trevion Williams defensive rebound
9:08		Myreon Jones blocks Brandon Newman's three point jump shot
9:06		Boilermakers offensive rebound
9:06		Trent Buttrick personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
9:06	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-17
9:06	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-18
8:57	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point pullup jump shot (John Harrar assists)	11-18
8:27		Eric Hunter Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:25		John Harrar personal foul (Trevion Williams draws the foul)
8:25		Trevion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:25		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
8:21		Jamari Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Wheeler steals)
8:18		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Izaiah Brockington steals)
8:17		Trevion Williams personal foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
8:05	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point driving layup	13-18
7:35		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
7:35	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-20
7:24	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point pullup jump shot (John Harrar assists)	15-20
6:59	+2	Zach Edey makes two point turnaround hook shot (Brandon Newman assists)	15-22
6:39	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	17-22
6:14		Eric Hunter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:12		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
6:05		Zach Edey blocks Myreon Jones's two point layup
6:04		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
5:59	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	20-22
5:42		Zach Edey turnover (3-second violation)
5:27		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
5:25		Isaiah Thompson defensive rebound
4:59		Aaron Wheeler misses three point jump shot
4:57		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
4:44		Isaiah Thompson personal foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
4:32	+3	Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	23-22
4:13	+3	Sasha Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Thompson assists)	23-25
4:02		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point hook shot
4:00		Sasha Stefanovic defensive rebound
3:49		Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot
3:46		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:39		Jaden Ivey personal foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
3:32	+3	Jamari Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Brockington assists)	26-25
3:18		Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot
3:16		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
3:10		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
3:08		Zach Edey defensive rebound
3:03		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
3:01		John Harrar defensive rebound
3:00		Zach Edey personal foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
3:00		John Harrar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
2:46		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
2:44		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
2:43		Zach Edey personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
2:43		Jamari Wheeler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:43		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
2:29		Izaiah Brockington shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
2:29		Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:29		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point pullup jump shot (John Harrar assists)	28-26
1:50		Eric Hunter Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:48		Jaden Ivey offensive rebound
1:47	+2	Jaden Ivey makes two point tip shot	28-28
1:41		Jamari Wheeler turnover (lost ball) (Sasha Stefanovic steals)
1:40		Sasha Stefanovic turnover (lost ball)
1:31	+2	Seth Lundy makes two point fadeaway jump shot	30-28
1:10	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot	30-30
0:44		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
0:42		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
0:30		Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
0:28		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
0:25	+2	John Harrar makes two point dunk	32-30
0:01	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Eric Hunter Jr. assists)	32-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
40
PUR
Boilermakers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Eric Hunter Jr. assists)	32-36
19:15		Izaiah Brockington misses three point jump shot
19:13		Trevion Williams defensive rebound
18:54		Trevion Williams turnover (bad pass) (Izaiah Brockington steals)
18:46		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
18:44		Sasha Stefanovic defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point driving jump shot	32-38
18:13		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
18:11		Trevion Williams defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)	32-40
17:41		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
17:41		TV timeout
17:35		Jamari Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
17:34		Jamari Wheeler personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
17:18		Trevion Williams misses two point tip shot
17:16		Eric Hunter Jr. offensive rebound
17:09	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Sasha Stefanovic assists)	32-43
17:09		Trevion Williams personal foul
16:56		Zach Edey shooting foul (Izaiah Brockington draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-43
16:56		Jim Ferry technical foul
16:56		Nittany Lions turnover
16:56	+1	Brandon Newman makes technical free throw 1 of 2	33-44
16:56	+1	Brandon Newman makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-45
16:56	+1	Izaiah Brockington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-45
16:42		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
16:40		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Brockington assists)	37-45
16:11		Izaiah Brockington personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
16:08	+2	Sasha Stefanovic makes two point layup (Eric Hunter Jr. assists)	37-47
15:49		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
15:47		Sasha Stefanovic defensive rebound
15:31		Myles Dread shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:31	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
15:31	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
15:17		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
15:15		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
14:52		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
14:50		Trent Buttrick defensive rebound
14:40		Myles Dread misses two point jump shot
14:38		Zach Edey defensive rebound
14:22	+3	Sasha Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Eric Hunter Jr. assists)	37-51
14:00	+3	Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists)	40-51
13:44	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point step back jump shot	40-53
13:22		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
13:20		Boilermakers defensive rebound
12:56	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Sasha Stefanovic assists)	40-55
12:47		Izaiah Brockington misses two point layup
12:45		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
12:41		Sasha Stefanovic personal foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
12:30	+3	Trent Buttrick makes three point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	43-55
12:16		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
12:11		Brandon Newman blocks Jamari Wheeler's two point layup
12:09		Izaiah Brockington offensive rebound
12:02		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
12:00		Trevion Williams defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Sasha Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Eric Hunter Jr. assists)	43-58
11:56		Izaiah Brockington shooting foul (Sasha Stefanovic draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Sasha Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-59
11:28		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
11:26		Seth Lundy offensive rebound
11:26		Seth Lundy misses two point tip shot
11:24		Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
11:10		Trent Buttrick personal foul (Trevion Williams draws the foul)
11:08		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
11:06		Eric Hunter Jr. offensive rebound
10:59		Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot
10:57		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
10:50		Trent Buttrick misses three point jump shot
10:48		Trent Buttrick offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point floating jump shot	45-59
10:12		Trent Buttrick shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-60
10:12		Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:12		John Harrar defensive rebound
9:49		Brandon Newman blocks Myreon Jones's three point jump shot
9:48		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
9:42		Jamari Wheeler misses two point jump shot
9:27	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot	45-62
9:11		John Harrar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:07	+2	John Harrar makes two point putback layup	48-62
8:43	+2	Jaden Ivey makes two point reverse layup (Trevion Williams assists)	48-64
8:22	+2	John Harrar makes two point putback layup	50-64
7:58		John Harrar defensive rebound
7:51		Izaiah Brockington misses three point jump shot
7:49		Izaiah Brockington offensive rebound
7:45	+2	Izaiah Brockington makes two point driving dunk	52-64
7:45		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
7:45		TV timeout
7:28		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
7:26		John Harrar defensive rebound
7:17		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
7:15		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point driving layup	52-66
6:52		Eric Hunter Jr. personal foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
6:46		Myreon Jones turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
6:24		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
6:22		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
6:04		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
6:02		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
5:55		Sasha Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
5:53		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
5:40		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
5:38		Sasha Stefanovic defensive rebound
5:18		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
5:16		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
5:08		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
5:06		John Harrar offensive rebound
5:06		John Harrar misses two point layup
5:04		John Harrar offensive rebound
5:04	+2	John Harrar makes two point putback layup	54-66
5:04		Brandon Newman shooting foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
5:04		John Harrar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:04		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
4:46		John Harrar personal foul (Trevion Williams draws the foul)
4:46		Trevion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:46		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
4:39		Seth Lundy turnover (bad pass) (Trevion Williams steals)
4:31		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
4:29		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
4:22		Mason Gillis turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
4:12	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	56-66
3:58		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Trevion Williams makes two point reverse layup	56-68
3:34		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
3:33		Mason Gillis personal foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
3:33	+1	Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
3:02		Boilermakers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:44		Izaiah Brockington misses three point jump shot
2:42		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
2:41		Brandon Newman blocks Seth Lundy's three point jump shot
2:39		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
2:36	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point pullup jump shot (Myles Dread assists)	61-68
2:18		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
2:18		John Harrar personal foul (Trevion Williams draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Trevion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
2:18		Trevion Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Trevion Williams offensive rebound
2:16		John Harrar shooting foul (Trevion Williams draws the foul)
2:16		Trevion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09		Boilermakers defensive rebound
2:16		Trevion Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Izaiah Brockington defensive rebound
2:11		Izaiah Brockington misses two point driving layup
2:09		Boilermakers defensive rebound
1:52		Izaiah Brockington personal foul (Eric Hunter Jr. draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
1:52	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
1:44		Izaiah Brockington misses two point jump shot
1:42		Izaiah Brockington offensive rebound
1:38	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Myles Dread assists)	64-71
1:17		Boilermakers defensive rebound
1:29		Brandon Newman turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
1:25		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
1:23		John Harrar offensive rebound
1:18		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
1:17		Boilermakers defensive rebound
1:17		Official timeout
0:51	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
1:17		Official timeout
0:43	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point step back jump shot	67-73
0:34		Trent Buttrick personal foul (Eric Hunter Jr. draws the foul)
0:59		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass)
0:53		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
0:51		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
0:51		Myreon Jones personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
0:51	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
0:43	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point step back jump shot	67-73
0:34		Trent Buttrick personal foul (Eric Hunter Jr. draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
0:34	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-75
0:30		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
0:28		John Harrar offensive rebound
0:27		Sasha Stefanovic personal foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
0:27	+1	John Harrar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
0:27	+1	John Harrar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-75
0:23		Jamari Wheeler personal foul (Sasha Stefanovic draws the foul)
0:23		Sasha Stefanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07		Seth Lundy personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Sasha Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
0:18	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point pullup jump shot	72-76
0:16		Izaiah Brockington personal foul (Eric Hunter Jr. draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-77
0:16	+1	Eric Hunter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-78
0:10		Myreon Jones misses three point pullup jump shot
0:08		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
0:07		Seth Lundy personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:07	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:04		Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
0:02		Myreon Jones offensive rebound
0:01		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
0:00		John Harrar offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

John Harrar offensive rebound