In front of an absolutely electric crowd at The Palestra, the Penn State Nittany Lions played host to the no. 1 Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday evening. A crowd that was in an absolute frenzy in the first half unfortunately fizzled out in the second half as the Nittany Lions played their worst half of basketball this season on their way to a 76-63 loss.
The Nittany Lions got off to a rocky start on Sunday evening. While Penn State got some good early looks from three-point range, the Nittany Lions started just 1/5 form behind the arch. Additionally, the Boilermakers were outscoring Penn State 8-0 in the paint early on.