This was a shocker.
After leading by as many as 16 points late in the first half Purdue dropped its first game in Mackey Arena in almost two years. A late 15-0 Buckeye run saw Ohio State go from down 59-53 to up 68-59 in a little under three minutes. This was after the Buckeyes had an earlier 20-2 run to erase a 13-point halftime deficit. The Boilers had a chance to force overtime, but Braden Smith missed a late three-pointer.
The loss was Purdue's first at home since a late February game against Indiana during the 2022-23 season.
Here is Boiler Upload's postgame video from Mackey.
Matt Painter
Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Gicarri Harris
Jake Diebler, Bruce Thronton, Micah Parrish
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