- Purdue improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten Conference with a 67-60 win over No. 20-ranked Ohio State.
- Purdue is now 11-5 under Matt Painter in Big Ten openers, having won 10 of its last 12 Big Ten openers.
- The victory was Matt Painter's 50th win over a ranked team while at Purdue, now owning a 50-83 record against nationally-ranked teams. However, since the start of the 2016-17 season, Purdue is 20-19 against nationally-ranked teams.
- After starting his career just 5-15 against Ohio State, Matt Painter is now 6-3 against Ohio State in his last nine meetings, dating to the 2014-15 season.
- Matt Painter won his 168th career Big Ten game, sitting now just four wins behind Wisconsin's Bo Ryan (172) for ninth place on the Big Ten's all-time wins list in league games.
- Purdue is now a Big Ten-best 49-9 at home against Big Ten opposition since the start of the 2014-15 season (Michigan State is second at 46-10).
- Purdue improved to 32-7 (.821) in the month of December since the 2015-16 season.
- With 16 turnovers, Purdue has now had at least 16 turnovers in four of seven games this season.
- Purdue has held five straight opponents to 0.94 points / possession or less.
- Trevion Williams flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. He becomes the fifth player (first high-major player) to reach those marks in a game this season and the first Purdue player since at least 2010-11 to reach those marks.
- Sasha Stefanovic scored 10 points tonight, all in the first half, while making a 3-pointer in his 8th straight game. When he reaches double-figures, Purdue is 13-4 during his career.
- Eric Hunter Jr., scored a season-high 15 points.
- Brandon Newman had 10 points and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Trevion Williams scored 16 points and came close to a triple-double, leading Purdue past No. 20 Ohio State 67-60 on Wednesday night.
Williams had nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists in his second game coming off the bench. Eric Hunter Jr. added a season-best 15 points as Matt Painter beat a ranked team for the 50th time in 16 seasons as Boilermakers coach.
Purdue (5-2, 1-0 Big Ten) has won two straight and four of its last five.
Justice Sueing led the Buckeyes (5-1, 0-1) with 14 points and Duane Washington Jr. had 13.
Behind Williams and Hunter, the Boilermakers were just good enough in the second half when they methodically extended the lead to 59-45 courtesy of Hunter's 3-pointer with 8:36 to play. Ohio State closed to 65-59 when Washington made a 3 with 2:50 left.
The Buckeyes couldn't get any closer.
BIG PICTURE
Ohio State: Three of its first five wins were by margins of 10 or fewer points and at Purdue, the Buckeyes' luck finally ran out. They shot 38% from the field and 25% from 3-point range while getting outrebounded 36-30 — never a winning formula.
Purdue: Bringing Williams off the bench has jump-started the all-conference forward. He had an impressive follow-up to his 30-point, 11-rebound game against Indiana State. If Williams continues playing this way, it could bode well for a young team still trying to find its footing.