Going into Tuesday night’s matchup at Ohio State, the Boilermakers wanted to shut down the Buckeyes’ perimeter attack. The strategy did not work and Purdue was rocked by the Buckeyes, 92-60. The Boilers (10-16, 3-12) were throttled early and often in their second matchup of the season with the Buckeyes. Despite leading 9-7 a little over five minutes into the contest, Purdue could not stop Ohio State from draining downtown. Less than three minutes into the game, Ohio State’s Ameryst Alston hit a three-pointer, the first of seven Buckeye threes to fall in the first half alone. Alston drained another three-point jumper with 8:58 left in the first half that extended the Buckeye lead to seven, and that was the closest it would be for the rest of the night. That three-pointer, Alston’s third of the half, started a 16-0 run for the Buckeyes that only ate three and half minutes off of the clock. The first half ended with the Boilermakers trailing 52-29, the game looking out of hand after a mere 20 minutes. 52 points was the most Purdue had given up in a half all season, and had the game been closer, Ohio State would have easily cracked the 100 point threshold. In the second half, Purdue once again faded quickly. Despite senior forward Whitney Bays leading all scorers with 27 points, the rest of the Boilers couldn’t keep up. Ashley Morrissette contributed 15 points, but it took her 17 shots to do so. No other Boilermaker had more than six points. After Purdue started a brief run to pull the game back within 25, the Buckeyes quickly extended the lead to 35 points thanks to a couple layups, a pair of free throws and another Alston three-point basket. Before the matchup, Purdue had two goals in mind: shut down Ohio State’s star freshman guard, Kelsey Mitchell, and keep the Buckeyes from hitting too many three-pointers…
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