Purdue rolls past Penn State
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Mason Gillis broke the Mackey Arena record by making nine 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 29 points Wednesday, leading No. 1 Purdue to an 80-60 rout over Penn State.
Gillis went 10-for-14 from the field and 9-for-12 from beyond the arc. In his first 2½ seasons with Purdue, Gillis never made more than three 3s in a game or topped 14 points. Zach Edey added his 18th double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Big Ten-leading Boilermakers (22-1, 11-1) have won nine straight overall, six straight in the series and are the only Power Five team with fewer than two losses this season.
Seth Lundy had 18 points to lead the Nittany Lions (14-8, 5-6) as coach Micah Shrewsberry fell to 0-4 against the team he worked for before taking the Penn State job.
Purdue looked like it would run away early when it used a 9-0 run to build a 23-13 lead. But Penn State scored the final five points of the first half to close to 35-29.
Then, after Jalen Pickett (12 points) opened the second half with a layup, Gillis responded with three straight 3s to give Purdue a 44-31 lead. After Penn State called timeout, Gillis made a mid-range jumper and Ethan Morton followed that with another 3 to make it 49-31. The Nittany Lions never recovered
as Purdue pulled away and extended the margin to as much as 26.
Xavier 85, Providence 83 (OT):
Jack Nunge scored 23 points and Souley Boum and Colby Jones each added 20 as No. 16 Xavier edged No. 17 Providence in overtime. Noah Locke had 22 points and Ed Croswell added 21 for the Friars.
Auburn 94, Georgia 73: Johni Broome scored 19 points and matched a career high with 18 rebounds, Allen Flanigan scored a season-high 22 points, and No. 25 Auburn won.