COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the meat of the Big Ten schedule awaiting the Buckeyes after Tuesday night, Ohio State let a game get away as Purdue made big shots down the stretch to claim a 67-65 triumph at the Schottenstein Center. The Buckeyes (11-4, 5-4 Big Ten) controlled the game for the bulk of the night, leading by as much as 11 points while forcing the Boilermakers into an inefficient night from three-point range. But after missing 12 of its first 14 shots beyond the arc, Purdue hit three of its last six when it counted the most. Sasha Stefanovich’s trey with 52 seconds left tied the game at 64. After the Buckeyes’ possession ended with a ball lost out of bounds, freshman Jaden Ivey — who finished with 15 points — hit a step-back three well outside the arc to complete the double-digit comeback. Ohio State was 14-of-35 from…
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