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Article: Purdue's defense stops Penn State Nittany Lions have 8-minute dry spell
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 18, 1996
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Penn State went more than 8 minutes without a field goal as No. 11
Purdue defeated the ninth-ranked Nittany Lions, 61-49, Saturday
night in West Lafayette, Ind., in a Big Ten Conference showdown.
Sophomore Brad Miller came off the bench to lead the Boilermakers
with 17 points as Purdue opened a two-game advantage over the Nittany
Lions in a bid to become the first school to claim three consecutive
Big Ten titles since Indiana won four in a row from 1973 through
1976.
Purdue (21-4, 11-2) never trailed as it avenged an 87-77 loss at
Penn State on Jan. 24.
Dan Earl topped Penn State (18-4, 9-4) with 18 points. Glenn
Sekunda, who leads the Nittany Lions in scoring with a 14.8 average,
went ...