Halftime Score: No. 20 Ohio State 33, Purdue 38 First and foremost, it’s so great to have Big Ten basketball back. What a competitive, physical, fun first half to watch. After a bad start defensively (Buckeyes allowed Purdue to hit five of their first seven from the floor), OSU turned things around pretty dramatically on the defensive end. I think there’s a couple reasons for that. First, Chris Holtmann started a lineup that has never been on the floor together in a game this year. He told Big Ten Network that it wasn’t a disciplinary thing, he is just trying to changing things up and see what works best as he learns more about what this team can do. That lineup change included putting both seniors (C.J. Walker and Kyle Young) in reserve roles. Instead, Jimmy Sotos was making his first ever Ohio State start, and Zed Key made the…
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