Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes basketball preview box breakdown

Purdue Boilermakers (19-9, 11-4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (20-8, 9-6) When: Sunday, 7:36 p.m. Where: Value City Arena (18,809) TV: Big Ten Network Announcers: Joe Davis (Play-by-Play) and Shon Morris (Expert Analysis) Breaking down the Buckeyes: Ohio State snapped a two-game losing streak with an 81-57 win over Nebraska on Thursday night … The Buckeyes have won six straight Big Ten home games, all by at least 12 points … Freshman Jae’Sean Tate scored a career-high 22 points in the win over the Cornhuskers, his third 20-point game of the season. All three have come in Big Ten play … Tate has averaged 13 points and 5.8 rebounds since becoming a permanent fixture in the starting lineup against Northwestern on Jan. 22 … D’Angelo Russell had 11 points, six assists and three rebounds against Nebraska, missing the last 13 minutes of the game while dealing with leg cramps … Buckeyes forward Anthony Lee missed his fourth straight game on Thursday and is unlikely to play against Purdue … The Boilermakers beat Ohio State 60-58 on Feb. 4 in West Lafayette, Ind. …..

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