- No. 1-ranked Purdue improved to 14-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten Conference with a 71-69 win over No. 24-ranked Ohio State in Columbus.
- The win was Purdue's first win on the road and first Big Ten Conference win as the nation's No. 1-ranked team.
- Purdue's 14-1 start matches the best 15-game start in school history (also done by the 2010-11, 2009-10, 1993-94 and 1987-88 seasons).
- The win pulled the series record vs. Ohio State to 92 wins apiece. With the win, Purdue is now at least .500 against every team in the Big Ten Conference.
- Purdue's last three wins against Ohio State have come by 3, 3 and 2 points. Jaden Ivey hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to give Purdue a 67-64 lead in 2020, then hit a 3-pointer with no time left a year ago to beat Ohio State 81-78. This year, freshman Fletcher Loyer hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to give Purdue a 71-69 lead.
- For the second straight game, Loyer hit a 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds to give Purdue a 2-point lead (Rutgers).
- The win was Purdue's fifth win over a team ranked in the top 24 of the KenPom rankings. It was also Purdue's fifth quad-1 win, tied for the most in the nation (Kansas, Arizona).
- Since 2016-17, Purdue owns a 33-27 record against nationally-ranked teams, the fifth-most wins against a ranked opponent in that span.
- Purdue started the game 0-of-7 from 3-point range, but finished by making 13 of its last 24 attempts. The 13 made 3-pointers were a season high and Purdue has won 25 straight games when making double-digit 3-pointers.
- In three games against nationally-ranked teams (Duke, Gonzaga, Ohio State), Purdue is 30-of-75 (.400) from 3-point range. Against unranked teams, Purdue is 81-of-277 (.292).
- Matt Painter won his 398th game at Purdue and his 197th Big Ten game.
- Purdue's 43 wins since the start of last year are the fourth-most in the country.
- Zach Edey recorded his seventh straight double-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four assists. The 7 straight double-doubles are tied for the seventh-longest streak in school history.
- His 12 double-doubles through 14 games are the third most for a major-conference player in the last 20 years (14 by Minnesota's Jordan Murphy; 13 by Kansas State's Michael Beasley).
- Edey now needs two points for 300 this season already and six rebounds for 600 in his career.
- Braden Smith tallied 16 points with six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Smith is now averaging 9.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 18-of-42 (.429) from 3-point range.
- Against ranked opponents, Smith is averaging 11.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 11 points, all coming in the second half. In the first half, Loyer was 0-of-6 with four turnovers. In the second half, he was 4-of-6 with one assist and no turnovers.
- Ethan Morton scored a career-high 10 points with four rebounds and two steals. His steal with 24 seconds left set up Loyer's game-winning 3-pointer.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fletcher Loyer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and No. 1 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-69 victory over No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday night.
The Boilermakers (14-1, 3-1 Big Ten) trailed 69-66 with 41 seconds remaining after Ohio State's Sean McNeil made a 3 pointer.
Zach Edey responded with a bucket on the other end, and Purdue forced a turnover on the Buckeyes' next possession.
After Loyer's 3, the Boilermakers defended Ohio State's final possession and Brice Sensabaugh's final shot didn't get off in time.
"Going in, you knew they'd have to help on Zach, so I knew I had to be ready to shoot to help the team win," Loyer said.
Edey and Braden Smith each scored 16 points for Purdue, which had four players in double figures.
"We're seconds away from feeling like crap again after a loss, but really digging down defensively and getting that big stop and not giving up a 3 there at the end is what we focused on," Loyer said. "We stayed tight and stayed true to our principles."
Sensabaugh scored 21 points for Ohio State (10-4, 2-1), which shot 50% from the field.The lead changed nine times in the final eight minutes of the second half. Loyer made a 3 pointer to give the Boilermakers a 64-63 lead with under 5 minutes to go. Both teams went scoreless until Sensabaugh made a jumper to give Ohio State a 65-64 lead with 3:19 left.