- Ohio State ended No. 11 Purdue's seven-game win streak with a 73-70 win in Mackey Arena on Tuesday night.
- The loss snapped Purdue's 26-game homecourt winning streak and ended the Boilermakers' 14-game Big Ten homecourt winning streak. The streak had been the second longest in Mackey Arena history.
- The game was the 700th coaching game of Matt Painter's career, now with a 487-213 record in his 21st season. He is 462-208 in 20 seasons at Purdue.
- The loss snapped a 12-game winning streak in the month of January.
- Ohio State evened the series record to 94-94 overall. Purdue is the only Big Ten team to hold a two-game winning streak on the Boilermakers.
- Purdue went just 3-of-9 from 3-point range and is now 8-of-34 (.235) from 3-point range in the last three games. Purdue has made 3 or fewer 3-pointers in each of the last three games.
- Ohio State became the first team to crack 70 points against Purdue since Dec. 16, 2024 (Auburn) – a span of eight games.
- Purdue fell to 234-21 under Matt Painter when shooting at least 48 percent from the field.
- Purdue lost for the first time in the last 24 games when having fewer turnovers than its opponent.
- Purdue saw a 36-game winning streak end when leading at halftime.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn tied a career high with 26 points, grabbing seven rebounds with two assists. He went 11-of-16 from the field.
- Braden Smith had 11 points, eight assists, five rebounds and a steal.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a 15-0 run in the closing minutes that led to a 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night.
Parrish was 8 of 10 from the field and made a career-best six 3-pointers, including 11 points and three 3s during the decisive run. Devin Royal added 16 points for Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game skid.
Purdue (15-5, 7-2) entered on a seven-game winning streak and led 59-53 with 7:25 to play. But Ohio State stormed back by making 8 of 12 3s in the second half.
Trey Kaufman-Renn tied his career high with 26 points to lead the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points while Braden Smith was just 3 of 14 from the field and scored 12.
Kaufman-Renn scored eight straight to get Purdue within 68-67 with 1:01 left, but the Boilermakers never retook the lead.
Ohio State forward Colin White injured his left ankle and spent the second half in a walking boot, and guard John Mobley Jr. missed some time after a hard landing when he was fouled.