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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 58, Virginia Tech 55
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Mike Eades, # Ray Natili
Attendance: 9847

Purdue' Ja’Juan Johnson and E’Twaun Moore made sure the Big Ten won this year’s challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

A basket by Johnson with 1:30 to go in overtime put Purdue ahead to stay, and Moore sank two free throws in the final 23 seconds as the Boilermakers knocked off Virginia Tech 58-55, Wednesday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.

The Boilermakers' victory was the Big Ten's sixth in this year's edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and clinched bragging rights for the conference for a second straight season.

Purdue (6-1) led 25-21 at halftime, but Virginia Tech battled back and took a 51-49 lead with 21 seconds remaining. The Boilermakers needed a basket by Johnson with 11 seconds remaining to force overtime.

Johnson finished with 29 points and five rebounds for Purdue, and Moore had 14 points.

Jeff Allen’s paced Virginia Tech (4-3( with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Virginia Tech
JaJuan Johnson 29 Scoring Jeff Allen 14
Terone Johnson 4 Assists Terrell Bell 3
D.J. Byrd 8 Rebounds Terrell Bell 11
JaJuan Johnson 6 Free Throws Made Jeff Allen 4
Kelsey Barlow 2 Steals Jeff Allen 2
Kelsey Barlow 1 Blocks Victor Davila 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 58 36.2 5-21 11-19 12 28 2 4
Virginia Tech 55 34.5 2-14 15-21 10 40 4 4