National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 87, Purdue 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Paul Janssen, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
17556
By SportsDirect Inc.
William Buford scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack as top-ranked Ohio State took command of the Big Ten Conference race with a convincing 87-64 rout of No. 12 Purdue on Tuesday night in Columbus, Ohio.
The Buckeyes (21-0, 8-0 Big Ten) dominated from the opening tip, storming out to a 19-5 lead in the first 7:27 of play. Ohio State continued to pile on, pulling ahead by as many as 22 points before coasting into the intermission with a 46-26 cushion.
Purdue briefly got as close as 17 early in the second half before the Buckeyes ran off nine straight points to make it 59-33 with 15:49 to go. Buford hit consecutive 3-pointers to cap the spurt.
Six players scored in double figures for Ohio State, which now holds a two-game lead in the conference standings. Jared Sullinger finished with 17 points while Jon Diebler and Deshaun Thomas added 13 points apiece. The Buckeyes shot 55 percent (32-of-58) overall and hit 11-of-19 3-pointers.
JaJuan Johnson finished with 22 points to lead the Boilermakers (17-4, 6-2).
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
Ohio St. |
|
JaJuan Johnson 22 |
Scoring |
William Buford 19 |
|
E'Twaun Moore 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 6 |
|
JaJuan Johnson 7 |
Rebounds |
Jon Diebler 8 |
|
E'Twaun Moore 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jon Diebler 4 |
|
Lewis Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Jared Sullinger 2 |
|
JaJuan Johnson 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
64 |
38.1 |
6-16 |
10-13 |
11 |
26 |
5 |
6 |
|
| Ohio St.
|
87 |
55.2 |
11-19 |
12-22 |
20 |
39 |
0 |
5 |
|
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