In a close matchup with eight lead changes and seven tied scores, Penn State let the game slip away in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
The Nittany Lions fell short, 70-59, in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to No. 6 Purdue Thursday in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In the first round of the tournament, the No. 11 Lions defeated No. 14 Illinois 75-66.
In the Lions’ (12-19) last matchup with the Boilers (20-10), the teams forced a double-overtime in which the Boilers clinched a 88-78 victory on Jan.