Huge Win In East Lansing

In arguably the most pivotal game on the schedule thus far, #6 Purdue topped #10 Michigan State 76-64 at East Lansing Tuesday night.  With just seconds remaining in the first half, Robbie Hummel drained a very long 3-pointer to give Purdue a 47-33 lead at the intermission.  In the second half, the Boilermakers stretched the lead to 18 points, but saw their advantage shrink to just 3.  In the closing minutes of the game, there was a sense of fear, because Robbie Hummel and Chris Kramer had each picked up 4 fouls.  However, with scoring help from E'Twaun Moore, the Boilers were able to scratch and claw their way back to a 12 point lead that proved to be too much for the Spartans.  Moore led the team with 27 points.  JaJuan Johnson contributed 7 rebounds which also proved to be a big factor in the outcome of the game.  With this very critical conference win, Purdue ties Ohio State at 8-3 in Big Ten play.  Michigan State and Illinois are on top of the Big TEn, each with a 9-3 conference record.  Next up for the Boilers is a home game against Iowa on February 13^th.