By MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Rapheal Davis scored 20 points and Purdue staved off a late rally to upset No. 20 Ohio State 60-58.The surging Boilermakers (15-8, 7-3 Big Ten) have won four straight overall and three in a row over ranked teams – the first time they’ve done that as an unranked team since early 1979. The Buckeyes (17-6, 6-4) were led by D’Angelo Russell’s 20 points, but his 40-foot desperation heave at the buzzer came up way short. Ohio State played without Marc Loving, suspended for unknown reasons. Yet the Buckeyes hung tough. After trailing 36-28 early in the second half, they charged back to take two brief leads, at 41-40 and 44-42. Purdue then answered with 10 straight points to make it 52-44. But the Boilermakers’ woeful free-throw shooting allowed Ohio State to get as close as 59-58 with 6.4 seconds left. Purdue snapped a six-game losing streak to the Buckeyes, its third-longest active skid against a single opponent. The Boilermakers barely held on after seemingly taking control twice in the second half. First, they opened the half on a 9-2 run to extend a 27-26 halftime lead to 36-28. Then, after the Buckeyes took that 44-42 lead, the Boilermakers answered with the 10-0 run. But Purdue went only 5 of 10 from the free throw line the rest of the game, allowing Ohio State to rally one more time…
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