Zack Edey and 3-point shooters help No. 1 Purdue rebound with 95-78 rout of Penn State
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue fans treated Zach Edey to a pregame standing ovation in commemoration of him becoming the school's second player with 1,000 career rebounds.
They serenaded him again following another milestone moment.
The reigning national player of the year scored 30 points, grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds and watched his teammates make 11 3-pointers Saturday as No. 1 Purdue routed Penn State 95-78.
“Not many people can say they’ve had 30 and 20 multiple times in their career at Purdue," Edey said after achieving the feat for the second time. “I do get to say that, so it’s a pretty surreal feeling.”
For Edey, this was as impressive a game as he's played. In the first half, he had 19 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and two blocks while going 6 of 6 from the field. He finished 10 of 12 from the field and produced just the third 30-20 game with three blocks and three rebounds.
And he had plenty of help.
The Boilermakers added eight 3s in the first half as they took a 56-36 halftime lead. Lance Jones added 14 points, Fletcher Loyer had 11 and Braden Smith matched his career high with 11 assists.
Purdue (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten) rebounded from Tuesday's loss to Nebraska with its 10th consecutive home game - and their eighth straight over the Nittany Lions.
“The big guy played great today - 30 and 20, that’s Wilt Chamberlain-type numbers,” Penn State coach Mike Rhoades said. “We just didn’t have an answer for him.”
Nick Kern Jr. had a career-high 18 points to lead Penn State and Kanye Clary added 16. The Nittany Lions (8-9, 2-4) have lost three of four overall.
But this was a complete a mismatch and Purdue took full advantage after the first five minutes.
Camden Heide's 3 with 15:13 left in the half gave Purdue an 11-10 lead and spurred a 31-5 run, forcing the Nittany Lions to take a timeout twice. When the run ended, the Boilermakers led 39-15.
The Nittany Lions responded with a flurry of 3s late in the first half but never got closer than 14.
“He's here and he's obviously a special player, but he's also one of those guys,” coach Matt Painter said of Edey. “If you've faced him, he's hard to prepare for. You can watch him on film, but you don't realize how strong he is.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Penn State: It's been an up-and-down first season for Rhoades and this revamped roster. At times, the Nittany Lions have shown promise. But against this size, depth, experience and talent, they didn't have a chance.
Purdue: If there's a common thread for the Boilermakers it's this: They're not losing back-to-back games. They played with the edge that Painter wants, which was missing earlier this week at Nebraska. Purdue needs to keep playing this way if it hopes to defend last season's regular-season conference title.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Boilermakers' four-week reign at No. 1 may end despite four of the top five ranked teams losing before the weekend began. Can they extend the nation's longest active streak of top-five rankings to 27?
UP NEXT
Penn State: Hopes to hand No. 15 Wisconsin its first conference loss on Tuesday in State College.
Purdue: Visits archrival Indiana on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Qudus Wahab vs. Zach Edey (Boilermakers gains possession) | |||
19:49 | Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (Qudus Wahab steals) | |||
19:40 | +2 | Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:24 | Lance Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
19:22 | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | |||
18:42 | +3 | Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Zach Edey assists) | 2-3 | |
18:42 | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | |||
18:42 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Braden Smith misses two point layup | |||
18:40 | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | |||
18:38 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:38 | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-3 | |
18:36 | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | |||
18:23 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
18:21 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
18:04 | Zach Hicks shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | |||
18:04 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-4 | |
18:04 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-5 | |
17:43 | +2 | D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup | 5-5 | |
17:22 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot | |||
17:20 | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | |||
17:08 | Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot | |||
17:06 | Lance Jones defensive rebound | |||
16:58 | +3 | Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 5-8 | |
16:40 | +3 | Kanye Clary makes three point jump shot | 8-8 | |
16:11 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses three point jump shot | |||
16:05 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
16:04 | Zach Edey turnover (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | |||
15:47 | Qudus Wahab turnover (traveling) | |||
15:47 | TV timeout | |||
15:41 | Lance Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | |||
15:38 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 10-8 | |
15:38 | Lance Jones shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | |||
15:38 | Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
15:38 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
15:23 | Favour Aire personal foul | |||
15:17 | +3 | Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 10-11 | |
15:05 | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | |||
15:03 | Camden Heide defensive rebound | |||
14:51 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists) | 10-13 | |
14:25 | Mason Gillis personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | |||
14:19 | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | |||
14:17 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
14:00 | D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
14:00 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-14 | |
14:00 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 | |
13:46 | Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot | |||
13:44 | Ethan Morton defensive rebound | |||
13:34 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists) | 10-17 | |
13:34 | Leo O'Boyle shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
13:34 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-18 | |
13:16 | +2 | Leo O'Boyle makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 12-18 | |
12:50 | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 12-21 | |
12:24 | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | |||
12:22 | Boilermakers defensive rebound | |||
12:15 | Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
12:09 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Zach Edey assists) | 12-24 | |
12:04 | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | |||
12:04 | TV timeout | |||
11:50 | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals) | |||
11:41 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists) | 12-26 | |
11:32 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
11:30 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
11:24 | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot | 12-29 | |
11:24 | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | |||
10:58 | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | |||
10:50 | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:43 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Fletcher Loyer assists) | 12-31 | |
10:36 | Zach Edey blocks Kanye Clary's two point layup | |||
10:34 | Mason Gillis defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot | |||
10:25 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Puff Johnson personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
10:23 | +3 | Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 12-34 | |
10:06 | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | |||
10:04 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Kanye Clary shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
9:54 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-35 | |
9:54 | Zach Edey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:54 | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | +3 | Kanye Clary makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists) | 15-35 | |
9:24 | Lance Jones shooting foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul) | |||
9:24 | Kanye Clary misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:24 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Zach Edey assists) | 15-37 | |
8:50 | Zach Edey blocks Qudus Wahab's two point layup | |||
8:48 | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | |||
8:40 | Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | +2 | Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Fletcher Loyer assists) | 15-39 | |
7:54 | Caleb Furst personal foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul) | |||
7:56 | TV timeout | |||
7:54 | Kanye Clary misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:54 | +1 | Kanye Clary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-39 | |
7:51 | D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul) | |||
7:51 | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-40 | |
7:51 | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-41 | |
7:30 | +3 | Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 19-41 | |
7:02 | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | |||
7:02 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:02 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-42 | |
6:47 | +2 | Kanye Clary makes two point layup | 21-42 | |
6:30 | +2 | Myles Colvin makes two point jump shot | 21-44 | |
6:17 | +3 | Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 24-44 | |
5:58 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Myles Colvin assists) | 24-46 | |
5:48 | +3 | Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists) | 27-46 | |
5:25 | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | |||
5:23 | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:14 | +3 | Nick Kern Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 30-46 | |
5:11 | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | |||
5:05 | +3 | Myles Colvin makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists) | 30-49 | |
4:45 | +2 | Kanye Clary makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 32-49 | |
4:24 | Myles Colvin turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | |||
4:18 | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:10 | Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot | |||
4:08 | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Lance Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
3:58 | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | TV timeout | |||
3:42 | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | |||
3:24 | Qudus Wahab personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
3:24 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-50 | |
3:24 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-51 | |
3:09 | Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:07 | Lance Jones defensive rebound | |||
2:51 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point hook shot (Mason Gillis assists) | 32-53 | |
2:30 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | |||
2:28 | Qudus Wahab offensive rebound | |||
2:22 | Zach Edey shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul) | |||
2:22 | +1 | Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-53 | |
2:22 | +1 | Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-53 | |
2:16 | Myles Colvin turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:09 | Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
2:07 | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | |||
1:54 | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | |||
1:52 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
1:49 | Jameel Brown personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
1:49 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-54 | |
1:49 | Zach Edey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:49 | Kanye Clary defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | |||
1:30 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
1:26 | Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot | |||
1:24 | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:13 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
0:55 | Braden Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
0:53 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
0:48 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point layup | 34-56 | |
0:38 | RayQuawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:36 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot | |||
0:06 | RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists) | 36-56 | |
0:00 | End of period |