Robbie Hummel scores 23 as No. 10 Purdue beats Penn State 66-46

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Hummel leads No. 10 Purdue past Penn State

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Robbie Hummel scored 23 points to help No. 10 Purdue beat Penn State 66-46 Sunday for its fourth straight win.

Hummel made four 3-pointers and had six rebounds. JaJuan Johnson scored 13 points and E’Twaun Moore added 12 for the Boilermakers (18-3, 6-3 Big Ten), who have returned to early-season form after a three-game losing streak in mid-January.

Talor Battle scored 13 points, David Jackson scored 11 and Bill Edwards had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Penn State (8-13, 0-9).

It was the ninth straight loss for the Nittany Lions.

Purdue, which has allowed under 60 points in three straight games, held the Nittany Lions to 31 percent shooting and surrendered its second-lowest point total of the season. The Boilermakers shot 46 percent and committed just six turnovers.

The score was close throughout the early part of the first half, but Purdue held Penn State without a field goal for 7 minutes to take a 25-17 lead before the Nittany Lions made it 28-26 at halftime.

Hummel opened the second half with a 3-pointer, then made another three, was fouled and converted a four-point play to give the Boilermakers a 35-26 lead two minutes into the half. Those buckets were part of a 13-0 run that gave Purdue a 41-26 lead.

The Boilermakers held Penn State scoreless for more than three minutes to start the second half, and kept them without a basket for nearly four minutes after the break. Penn State cut the deficit to 11, but Moore scored eight points in the next two minutes to push Purdue’s lead to 59-40.