No. 20 Ohio State and Purdue feel like their most recent games will help when they open Big Ten play on Wednesday in West Lafayette, Ind. The Buckeyes (5-0) struggled with the physical play of Cleveland State in a 67-61 win on Sunday but coach Chris Holtmann said it’s a style that can be expected from Purdue (4-2) and other conference opponents. “They play differently than Purdue in one sense because they don’t really care if they foul,” Holtmann said of Cleveland State’s 27 fouls. “I thought they brought a real physicality and we’re clearly the more aggressive team. “Purdue, while they might not foul as much, applies that type of pressure. We’ve got to handle that better.” Boilermakers coach Matt Painter was unhappy with recent performances and kept Trevion Williams, the team’s most experienced player, and Aaron Wheeler on the bench at the start of the Indiana State game…
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