The Boilermakers entered the Big Ten Tournament just 4-4 over their previous eight games but returned to form with wins over Rutgers and Ohio State leading into Sunday's final. Ultimately, the matchup with Edey proved too much for an undersized PSU squad, which is now 0-3 against Purdue this season. Penn State entered the Big Ten Tournament as an NCAA Tournament bubble team but played its way onto the right side of the bubble in Jerry Palm's Bracketology by beating Illinois, Northwestern and Indiana to reach the title game. Edey led Purdue again Sunday with 30 points and 13 rebounds as the Boilermakers rebuffed a series of surges from the Nittany Lions, who entered with wins in eight of their last nine games. The victory brings another trophy for the Boilermakers, who also won the Big Ten's regular season title behind the play of Zach Edey, who was named the league's player of the year.
Penn State rallied from a 17-point deficit in the final six minutes to draw within two points in the final seconds, but guard Cam Wynter was called for a traveling violation before the Nittany Lions could attempt a potential game-winning 3-pointer. Purdue won its first conference tournament title since 2009 and just its second in program history as the Boilermakers defeated Penn State 67-65 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
