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INDIANAPOLIS -- Jaden Ivey scored 17 points and Zach Edey had 15 to lead No. 9 Purdue past Penn State 69-61 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Friday night.
The third-seeded Boilermakers will face seventh-seeded Michigan State in Saturday's semifinals.
Brandon Newman, who had been out of the rotation and hadn't played since Feb. 10, added 12 points for the Boilermakers (26-6).
Jalen Pickett scored 16 points and John Harrar had 15 points and 12 rebounds for No. 11 seed Penn State (14-17).
"We played with a great rhythm and a great feel (in the second half)," Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry said. "We played with a great pace. We were faking screens, faking hand-offs. We got lifts, we got rolls. That is what we should have been the whole game. That's my fault. We went to the ball screen too early in the first half."
Hunter sank a 3-pointer to push Purdue's lead to 56-44 with 8:11 left, but couldn't pull away. Penn State cut the deficit to four points at 58-54 with a 10-2 run. The lead eventually shrunk to 62-61 before Purdue scored the last seven points.
Purdue shot 50%, while Penn State shot 41%.
The Boilermakers rebounded from a sluggish start to take a 35-31 lead at halftime. Trailing 24-15 with seven minutes left, Purdue closed the half by outscoring Penn State 20-7. Newman scored seven first-half points for the Boilermakers.
"I think we set the tone for the future with how hard we played and how we played together," Shrewsberry said. "Those are the kind of guys we want, we want more guys to play like that. We have more guys coming who can see what we did. We will continue to play, to fight. That is the Big Ten style of basketball and that is what we want to be.
The Nittany Lions scored 10 unanswered points to take a 12-2 lead early.
The Nittany Lions gained momentum for the future with a spirited performance against Purdue and two tournament wins. It will also mean replacing Harrar, who gave the Lions a double-double nearly every game this season.
"His will. His fight. Just going to miss him on a daily basis." Shrewsberry said of the senior Harrar. "His energy, him being in the office, his fight. He is special. When you have guys like that, it's just really special. You are so excited for it. I am going to miss that kid. I love that kid."
PENN ST. (14-17): Harrar 7-9 1-2 15, Lundy 0-8 2-3 2, Dread 2-4 0-0 6, Johnson 3-10 0-0 7, Pickett 6-10 2-2 16, Sessoms 4-14 0-0 9, Cornwall 2-3 0-0 6, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 5-7 61.
PURDUE (26-6): Gillis 2-3 0-0 4, Edey 6-10 3-4 15, Hunter 3-7 0-1 8, Ivey 6-13 4-4 17, Stefanovic 0-4 2-2 2, Williams 4-7 1-2 9, Newman 4-4 2-4 12, Morton 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 12-17 69.
Halftime--Purdue 35-31. 3-Point Goals--Penn St. 8-26 (Cornwall 2-3, Dread 2-3, Pickett 2-3, Sessoms 1-3, Johnson 1-6, Scott 0-1, Lundy 0-7), Purdue 5-14 (Newman 2-2, Hunter 2-3, Ivey 1-4, Gillis 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Stefanovic 0-3). Rebounds--Penn St. 27 (Harrar 12), Purdue 32 (Ivey 7). Assists--Penn St. 11 (Pickett 6), Purdue 14 (Williams 5). Total Fouls--Penn St. 17, Purdue 11.