June 15, 2026

What went wrong for Ohio State in the final 40 seconds against Purdue?

Jaden Ivey often had his way with Big Ten teams, but he saved a particular flair for the dramatic when it came to Ohio State. He never played alongside Fletcher Loyer, but the Purdue freshman guard has a bit of the former all-conference player in him already. After Ivey handed the Buckeyes a defeat in each of the past two seasons with 3-pointers in the final seconds, Loyer followed the script and sunk an open one from the left wing with 10.5 seconds to play to give the No. 1 Boilermakers a come-from-behind, 71-69 win against No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday night at Value City Arena. Loyer’s shot capped a 5-0 run for the visitors in the final 30 seconds, negated a Sean McNeil 3-pointer with 41 seconds left and marked the 11th lead change of the night. Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann reacts late in Thursday’s loss to…

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