INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State basketball survived a double-digit Purdue comeback to knock off the Boilermakers 87-78 in overtime Friday to advance to Saturday’s Big Ten semifinal against Michigan. The Buckeyes advanced despite again struggling in the second half and wasting an 18-point halftime lead. . With 1:48 to go, Trevion Williams (26 points) made a hook shot over E.J. Liddell (17 points) to cut Ohio State’s lead down to two points. On the next possession, he tied the game with another hook shot. Those points capped off a 9-0 run for the Boilermakers while the Buckeyes failed to score for 5:02 until Justice Sueing (six points) made two free throws to give them a 72-70 lead. Williams responded again with another layup to tie the game. With 10 seconds to set up a game-winner, C.J. Walker dribbled into traffic and lost the ball as time ran out. In its first…
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