National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 60, Penn St. 42
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 13, 2013
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Tom Eades, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: 13222
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Purdue 60, Penn State 42: Ronnie Johnson scored 13 points and A.J. Hammons added 12 and 10 rebounds as the host Boilermakers rolled over the Nittany Lions.

D.J. Byrd went 3-for-4 from 3-point range en route to 12 points and Rapheal Davis scored 10 for Purdue (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), which snapped a two-game slide thanks to a strong defensive effort.

Brandon Taylor scored 11 points on 4-for-14 shooting and was the only player to reach double figures for Penn State (8-8, 0-4), which shot 25.9 percent from the floor.

The Boilermakers shot 54.2 percent in the first half and ended the period with a 9-3 burst and took a 30-22 lead into the break.

Neither school managed a field goal for the first 4:44 of the second half and the Nittany Lions endured another drought of over four minutes between points as Purdue pulled away. Byrd’s 3-pointer made it a 40-28 gap with 11:11 to play and he added another from beyond the arc during a 7-0 burst that pushed it to 49-30 just under four minutes later.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Boilermakers struggled from the free throw line, going 10-for-21. Penn State went 9-for-12 from the stripe. … The Nittany Lions had 14 turnovers and only eight assists. They have a 32-to-59 assist-to-turnover ratio in four Big Ten games. … Purdue has won seven straight over Penn State in West Lafayette, Ind.
Top Game Performances
 
Penn St.   Purdue
Brandon Taylor 11 Scoring Ronnie Johnson 13
D.J. Newbill 4 Assists Ronnie Johnson 3
Ross Travis 8 Rebounds A.J. Hammons 10
Sasa Borovnjak 3 Free Throws Made A.J. Hammons 4
Sasa Borovnjak 4 Steals D.J. Byrd 1
Jermaine Marshall 2 Blocks A.J. Hammons 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Penn St. 42 25.9 3-12 9-12 8 29 6 8 14
Purdue 60 45.1 4-8 10-21 13 35 6 4 14