June 27, 2026

Key Takeaways from Ohio State's Crushing Loss to Purdue


Ohio State had Tuesday’s game against Purdue in hand for what felt like most of the night, but they could never really deliver a knockout blow to put away the youngest team in the Big Ten. And is usually the case in this league, if you let a team hang around long enough, you’ll often find yourself looking back wondering how a win got away.  After Purdue couldn’t hit a trey all night, Sasha Stefanovic hit a 3-ball to tie the game at 64-64 and then freshman Jaden Ivey connected on one with five seconds to go to beat the Buckeyes. Here are a few things that stand out to me in the aftermath of perhaps the most disappointing loss of the year. 1. Ohio State took a lot of 3-pointers … like A LOT of 3’s. Just about any coach in the country would be happy with a game…

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