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Kendall Stephens scored 22 points to lead Purdue to an 84-77 win over Penn State.
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- Purdue won its first "true" road game in 367 days with an 84-77 overtime win over Penn State. Its last win came on Jan. 15, 2014, at Illinois (66-58).
- Purdue is now 31-12 all-time against Penn State, including 10-8 in the Bryce Jordan Center (6-4 under Painter). Painter is 15-5 all-time against Penn State.
- Purdue won its 900th game all-time in Big Ten play.
- Purdue is at least 3-2 in Big Ten play after five games for the fifth straight year.
- Penn State became the first team in Big Ten action to score at least 70 points against the Boilermakers. However, in regulation, the Nittany Lions only had 67. Penn State entered game averaging 70.1 points per game.
- Purdue scored just 25 first-half points, the fifth time (all games) in Big Ten play it has been held to 27 points or less in the first half.
- Purdue's three Big Ten wins have come when trailing by 11 (Minnesota), 8 (Michigan) and 9 (Penn State) at halftime.
- Purdue improved to 2-0 in overtime games this year. The other win was an 87-85 victory over BYU in the EASports Maui Invitational on Nov. 26, 2014.
- Purdue's 17 points in a single overtime session were the most in an overtime period since having 19 against Louisville on Nov. 30, 1983.
- Purdue was 1-of-10 from three-point range in the first half, but went 9-of-15 in the second half. The 10 three-pointers were a season high.
- Purdue snapped a seven-game streak where opponents made more three-pointers than the Boilermakers. Purdue made 10 three-pointers to Penn State's eight.
- Purdue improved to 10-0 this year when shooting more free throws than its opponent.
- Purdue shot 17-of-29 (.586) from the field in the second half and overtime.
- Purdue improved to 81-11 (.880) under Painter when shooting at least 48.0 percent from the field.
- Purdue had five players with at least 33 minutes played.
- For the second time this year (IUPUI), Purdue had two players with at least 20 points (Stephens - 22; Hammons - 21).
- Purdue won the rebounding battle for the sixth straight game.
- Purdue was 7-of-15 from the free throw line in regulation. Went 11-of-14 in the overtime session.
- Kendall Stephens scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime. His six three-pointers tied a career high, including one with 5.7 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
- A.J. Hammons recorded his 12th career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Eleven of his 12 career double-double have come in Big Ten play, including in four-of-five career games vs. Penn State.
- Jon Octeus scored in double-figures for the seventh straight game with 13 points, a season-high seven assists, four rebounds and a career-high four steals.
- Vince Edwards tallied his sixth double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points and two assists in 39 minutes. Purdue is 6-0 this year when Edwards scores in double figures.
- Purdue's freshmen accounted for 23 points, the most in Big Ten play this year.
- D.J. Newbill's 37 points tied for the 12th most against a Purdue team in school history. It was the most points for an individual since Tarise Bryson of Illinois State had 38 points on March 14, 2001.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Kendall Stephens scored 22 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer that sent the game to overtime, and Purdue pulled out an 84-77 victory over Penn State on Saturday.
The Boilermakers (11-7, 3-2 Big Ten) trailed throughout the second half, save for one tie, but Stephens' shot from the left corner knotted the score before Purdue outscored Penn State (12-6, 0-5) 17-10 in overtime.
The Nittany Lions fell for the fifth straight time and are in last place in the Big Ten; previously winless Minnesota recorded its first conference victory over Rutgers on Saturday.
A.J. Hammons scored 21 points off the bench for Purdue while Jon Octeus and Vince Edwards added 13 and 11 points, respectively, as the Boilermakers shot 48.3 percent from the field (28 of 58).
Penn State's D.J. Newbill, the Big Ten's leading scorer, led Penn State with 37 points but no other Nittany Lion reached double figures. Brandon Taylor had three 3-pointers in the first half and scored nine points.
In overtime, Hammons drained a 6-footer and Octeus and Hammons each converted a pair of free throws to give the Boilermakers a 73-67 lead. In the interim, Penn State's Donovon Jack and Jordan Dickerson fouled out and Newbill missed a pair of short, open looks.
Edwards' two free throws gave Purdue an eight-point lead before Newbill scored Penn State's first points of the overtime period at the 2:08 mark.
Purdue was 18 of 29 from the free-throw line overall but sank 11 of 13 in overtime.
Stephens missed a fallaway jumper and Octeus was forced to foul Penn State's Newbill who gave Penn State a 67-64 lead with 12.4 seconds to play in regulation.
Penn State opted to foul instead of allowing Purdue a game-tying 3-point attempt. Octeus missed both free throws but Stephens pulled down a rebound, stepped into 3-point range and tied the game at 67 with 5.7 seconds left.
Penn State called its final timeout and Newbill was breaking toward the basket when he stumbled and got off an off-balance shot that bounced harmlessly off the glass to create overtime.
The Boilermakers quickly erased their 34-25 halftime deficit when Isaac Haas opened with a three-point play, Stephens hit a 3-point basket and Rapheal Davis drove the baseline for a layup to complete an 8-0 run before Geno Thorpe knocked down a 3-pointer.
Another Stephens 3 gave Purdue a 40-39 lead but Jack's slam off a Newbill assist was followed by 3-pointers by Shep Garner and Payton Banks to give Penn State a 48-40 lead.
Newbill's two free throws gave Penn State a 61-56 advantage but Hammons sank two foul shots, Vince Edwards made a layup and Hammons tied it at 61 with a free throw.