19-game conference win streak over for OSU

Marcus Green has focused on doing the little things for Purdue all season.

He saved the big things for Ohio State.

Green scored 22 points, and his Boilermakers beat the Buckeyes 75-68 on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind., to end Ohio State's 19-game Big Ten winning streak.

It was Green's first double-figures scoring game of the season, and he fell one point short of his career high. He fouled out with one minute to play and got a standing ovation as he left the court.

"I always feel like Mackey Arena has always been in my corner," he said. "It felt good to have the support, but more importantly, it felt good to get the win."

It was the first time this season a Purdue player has scored 20 or more points. Green had been averaging 3.7 points per game.

Keaton Grant scored 14 points, and E'Twaun Moore added 11 points and 8 rebounds for Purdue (11-5, 2-1 Big Ten), which was coming off a 78-75 loss at No. 6 Michigan State on Tuesday.

Minnesota 76, Penn St. 73: Al Nolen sank 3 free throws in the last 5.9 seconds, including 2 following a steal, as Minnesota rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to defeat host Penn State.

Tied at 73-73 with less than a minute left, Nolen intercepted an errant pass at the foul line from Penn State's Geary Claxton, who was double-teamed in the post. Nolen drove the length of the court before an intentional foul call on Jamelle Cornley.

Nolen hit both foul shots, then sank another free throw less than a second later before the Nittany Lions' Talor Battle missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Minnesota (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) notched a confidence-building win in a matchup of teams trying to make unexpected waves in the conference. Tubby Smith, in his first year as Gophers coach, got his first Big Ten road win.

Claxton led Penn State (10-5, 2-1) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.