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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points, Freddie Dilione V added 14 and Penn State pulled away from No. 8 Purdue for an 81-70 victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Puff Johnson had 13 and four steals, and Nick Kern Jr. had 12 points and three steals off the bench for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten). Penn State led by as many as 27 to earn its first win over an AP Top 10 team since 2019. Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer each had 15 for the Boilermakers (7-2, 0-1).
