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Ohio State Revives NCAA Tournament Hopes with 82-74 Victory over No. 8 Purdue
Ohio State shot 51% and made 25 of 32 free throws to overcome Purdue’s early 3-point surge and boost their NCAA Tournament chances.
- On Sunday, Ohio State beat No. 8 Purdue 82-74 in Columbus, boosting coach Jake Diebler's 3-0 record against the Boilermakers.
- Purdue has lost three of its last four games, forcing Matt Painter to use a small-ball lineup due to nearly nonexistent center play, including Oscar Cluff and Daniel Jacobsen.
- Ohio State converted 51.1% of shots and made 25 of 32 free throws while using 10 offensive rebounds for 19 second-chance points.
- That result improves Ohio State's postseason resume and boosts the Buckeyes' hopes for an at-large NCAA Tournament bid, as Purdue's late-season slide deepens its seeding challenges.
- Both teams play Wednesday — Purdue at Northwestern and Ohio State at Penn State — in matchups that will influence final seeding.
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Ohio State revives NCAA Tournament hopes with 82-74 victory over Purdue
By MARCUS HARTMAN COLUMBUS — John Mobley Jr. scored 21 points to lead Ohio State to an 82-74 win over No. 8 Purdue on March 1. A crowd that included a loud contingent of Boilermakers fans watched the Buckeyes revive their fading NCAA Tournament hopes and beat Purdue for the third time in a row. Purdue (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) led by as many as seven in the first half, but Ohio State (18-11, 10-8) used a 14-3 run to open up a 23-19 lead on Amare Bynu…
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