What if I told you that Penn State would lose their best post player in program history just a few minutes into the first half due to foul trouble, sit him for the reminder of the half, and still continue to play solid defense and own the advantage in rebounds, allowing themselves to jump out to as high as nine-point lead en route to leading the game at the half? Because that’s precisely what happened, as Julian Moore, Satchel Pierce, and even John Harrar stepped up as a collective bunch to make sure Purdue’s 7’2” behemoth Isaac Haas didn’t have his way in the paint.
Purdue 76, Penn State 73: Close, But No Cigar.
