COLUMBUS — Ohio State pestered Purdue (14-12, 7-8) into 16 turnovers — including 10 steals — and held the Boilers to just 35% shooting from the field in the Buckeyes’ (17-8, 7-7) 68-52 win over PU on Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena. Ohio State was led by junior forward Kyle Young, who scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
The Ohio State Buckeyes (16-8, 6-7) and the Purdue Boilermakers (14-11, 7-7) meet Saturday for a 12:07 pm tip-off on FOX. The Buckeyes have won four of their last five, including a 72-66 win over Rutgers on Wednesday. Purdue has won three of four, but last their last outing 88-76 at home to Penn State. This is the only meeting between these two teams during the regular season.
Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann met with reporters on Friday to preview Saturday’s home game against Purdue. That game will tip at 12:00 pm on FOX. Also joining Holtmann were sophomore guard Duane Washington and walk-on forward Harrison Hookfin. The highlights of what everyone had to say can be found below.
The Ohio State Buckeyes (12-5, 2-4) host the Purdue Boilermakers (12-6, 5-2) for a 7:01 pm tip-off Wednesday evening. The Buckeyes come into this game following a 75-61 loss to Maryland. Purdue, meanwhile, has won three in a row, with their most recent win being a 70-55 victory over Indiana. Their first win in their current streak…
Four years and three days. One thousand, four hundred, and sixty-four days. That’s how long it has been since Ohio State went on the road and beat a ranked team. Seven-consecutive road losses to ranked teams over the previous three seasons. It had become the norm, so…
Ohio State got a tip in from junior forward Keita Bates-Diop with 2.8 seconds left to give the No. 14 Buckeyes (21-5, 12-1) a one-point lead, and a length-of-the-court pass to Purdue center Isaac Haas was caught just feet from the basket, but Haas’ fade away shot fell short at…
Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann spoke with the media on Tuesday to preview Wednesday night’s game between the No. 14 Buckeyes and the No. Purdue Boilermakers. Holtmann spoke of the challenge ahead for his team, what this game means for the program, and whether senior guard Kam Williams…
