That 19-0 start for the Ohio State’s women’s basketball season seems a distant memory now. It was one thing to lose to No. 10 Iowa and its national player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark last Monday. Losing Thursday to No. 6 Indiana in Bloomington also wasn’t a shock. But Sunday’s 73-65 loss to Purdue despite a gritty second-half comeback at Value City Arena can’t be so easily dismissed. The Boilermakers (15-6 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) are unranked, though they defeated No. 22 Illinois on the road Thursday. Purdue took control early thanks to sizzling 3-point shooting, eventually building a 17-point lead. Ohio State (19-3, 8-3) tied the game at 58-58 with 4:28 left in the game but was unable to take the lead down the stretch. Madison Layden barely beat the shot clock with a basket on Purdue’s next possession to put Purdue back ahead and then hit a…
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