The Palestra got as loud as the Palestra gets. The temperature inside Sunday night rose as fast as it was dropping outside. Penn State told its people to wear white, and although you can’t fit more than 100,000 inside on 33rd Street like they do out at Beaver Stadium, it sounded almost as loud as a standard “White Out” football extravaganza, with top-ranked Purdue in to face the Nittany Lions.
That atmosphere was full-frenzied for a half anyway, thanks to a clean Penn State shooting display.
This one will be remembered, however, as the time the largest difference-maker in college hoops strolled into Philly and stole the Big Ten show. Zach Edey, a mere 7-foot-4, was way too much for Penn State to handle in the paint, scoring 30 points, with 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, the Boilermakers winning, 76-63.
