Purdue clinches Challenge win for Big Ten

Tribune News Services BLACKSBURG, Va. -- JuJuan Johnson scored 29 points, including a go-ahead 15-footer with 1:27 left in overtime, and No. 22 Purdue beat Virginia Tech 58-55, clinching the ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the Big Ten for the second straight season. Johnson's basket with 9 seconds left in regulation forced overtime for the Boilermakers (6-1), coming off an 11-point loss to Richmond in the Chicago Invitational. The Hokies (4-3), in their first game after a five-game road trip, trailed much of the game, used two short bursts in the second half to build small leads and then lost them. ACC scoring leader Malcolm Delaney missed 16 of 18 shots from the field and turned the ball over with the Hokies down two and 3.3 seconds left. E'Twuan Moore added 14 points for the Boilermakers, 11 after halftime. Jeff Allen led Virginia Tech with 14 points and Victor Davila had 12.