Ohio State vs. Purdue Big Ten Tournament basketball preview, prediction, and odds

Records Ohio State 19-8 (12-8), Purdue 18-8 (13-6) Broadcast, TV, Game Time Date: Friday, March 12Game Time: 2 p.m. EST (approximately)Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, INNetwork: Big Ten Network Whew! After a close shave against a surging Minnesota team, Ohio State now faces another daunting challenge in the ultra-deep and super competitive Big Ten Tournament. Next up is a quarterfinal matchup with a Purdue team that swept the Buckeyes in the two games the pair matched up in during this season. The Boilermakers were able to swoop in and get that coveted double-bye in the conference tournament when OSU lost four straight games to fall out of a top-four seed, and so the Buckeyes now face the challenge of coming off a game yesterday, and will have to reach back and find a way to play with a fresher Purdue squad that gave them all kinds of fits with size…

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