Purdue streaks to fourth straight win

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Robbie Hummel had 15 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Purdue defeated Penn State 64-42 Wednesday night.

Namanja Calasan and E’Twaun Moore each added 11 points for the Boilermakers (14-5, 5-1 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight.

Mike Walker scored 10 points for Penn State (10-8, 2-4).

Purdue held Penn State to just 18 points in the first half. That was the Nittany Lions’ lowest scoring half since they managed 17 points in the first half against Iowa on March 1, 2006.

Purdue used a 25-6 run in the first half to build a 39-18 lead by halftime.

Penn State’s offense continued to struggle in the second half. The Nittany Lions didn’t hit a shot until Jamelle Cornley’s basket made it 48-20 with 13:38.

Purdue, which entered the game as the Big Ten’s best 3-point shooting team, hit 11 shots from long range.

The loss was Penn State’s fourth in a row. Two of those games have been played without Geary Claxton, the Lions’ leading scorer and rebounder who sustained a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 15.

Claxton is expected to have surgery on his knee on Jan. 30.

Indiana 65, Iowa 43

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana knocked out Iowa with its one-two combination — D.J. White scored 19 points and Eric Gordon added 17 as the seventh-ranked Hoosiers extended their winning streak to 13.

Indiana (17-1, 6-0) has now won 29 in a row at Assembly Hall, the nation’s fourth-longest home winning streak. It’s the best start in Big Ten play and the longest winning span at Indiana since 1992-93. The Hoosiers’ only loss this season came Nov. 24 against Xavier.

Iowa (9-11, 2-5) was led by Tony Freeman with 14 points but was plagued by 20 turnovers and struggled to contend with Indiana’s deep roster and better athletes. It was Iowa’s second loss to Indiana this season.