WEST LAFAYETTE ? Purdue found the remedy for its recent road woes. The feel of a full Mackey Arena crowd that still backs the Boilermakers, who’d lost three of their last four. Behind a big day from Zach Edey, No. 3 Purdue avoided a third-straight loss with a much-needed victory against the struggling Ohio State Buckeyes 82-55. Ohio State was 10-3 when the Buckeyes hosted Purdue on Jan. 5. The Boilers won that game on a late Fletcher Loyer 3-pointer, the start of a stretch where Ohio State has now lost 13 of the last 14 games and eight in a row. Purdue (24-4, 13-4) maintains its place alone atop the Big Ten standings with games against Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois remaining. 3 stars Zach Edey, Purdue: Ohio State tried multiple methods and defenders in an effort to limit the Boilermaker center’s offense, but none of them worked. Edey had…
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