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Ohio State rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat No. 11 Purdue 73-70 and end the Boilermakers’ 26-game Mackey Arena winning streak Tuesday night. After winning seven straight Big Ten contests, the Boilermakers (15-5, 7-2 Big Ten) entered the night just a half-game behind league leader Michigan State (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten).
With the loss, Purdue falls into a virtual second-place tie with Michigan (14-4, 6-1). The Boilermakers and Wolverines face off Friday at Mackey Arena with the loser tumbling perhaps three games behind the Spartans, who play at Rutgers on Saturday. Ohio State gets a big win on the road over No.
11 Purdue 🌰 #B1GMBBall pic.twitter.com/3gii5YpIVY — Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) January 22, 2025 Ohio State coach Jake Diebler is now 2-0 against the Boilermakers.
He upset then-No. 2 Purdue last February as an interim coach to go along with this victory. The Buckeyes hadn’t won at Mackey Arena since 2018 and for a while it appeared that streak would continue.
Purdue seemingly was in control with a 41-25 lead late in the first half when the Buckeyes (11-8, 3-5) put together a 20-2 run to take a 45-43 lead. Eventually Ohio State built a nine-point lead late in the second half and held on at the free-throw line. Advertisement Ohio State forward Micah Parrish paced the team with 22 points and hit his last six shots.
Forward Devin royal posted 16 points and guard John Mobley Jr. scored nine. Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn led all scorers with 26 points while guard Fletcher Loyer had 15 and guard Braden Smith had 12.
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