Hummel steps up as No. 24 Purdue drops Penn St.

Published Mar. 14, 2009 6:13 a.m. ET

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Any questions about Purdue's stagnant offense were emphatically answered by halftime against Penn State.

The 24th-ranked Boilermakers shot 63 percent in the first half of a 79-65 win over the Nittany Lions on Friday night in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.