National Basketball Association
Purdue 79, Ohio St. 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Brian Dorsey, # Paul Szac
Attendance:
12736
By Field Level Media
Carsen Edwards scored 27 points, and Purdue earned its fourth consecutive win, beating Ohio State 79-67 on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio.
Purdue led 39-29 at the half and was up 51-37 before the Buckeyes mounted a comeback to pull to within 54-50 on a 3-pointer by Justin Ahrens with 12:29 to play.
Back-to-back treys by Andre Wesson and Musa Jallow got Ohio State within 58-56 before Edwards made a 3-pointer to restore a five-point lead midway through the second half.
Ryan Cline had 13 points and Trevion Williams 10 for Purdue (13-6, 6-2 Big Ten).
Andre Wesson had a 22 points for Ohio State (12-6, 2-5), making his first nine shots before missing his last attempt. Jallow added points 12 points and Luther Muhammad 10.
The Buckeyes lost their first game in a row.
Purdue started slowly, making one its first eight shots, but recovered nicely and erased a 17-8 deficit with 10:57 left in the first half with an emphatic 22-1 run to take a 30-18 lead five minutes later.
The Buckeyes helped the cause by committing turnovers on five consecutive possessions.
Edwards' steal and layup tied at 18-all, and Matt Haarms converted a three-point play for a 21-18 lead. The Boilermakers scored 14 straight to go up by 12 before Duane Washington Jr. finally stopped the Purdue streak with a layup to make it 30-20.
Purdue reached its biggest first-half lead, 39-24, with 1:42 left when Edwards made four free throws, the last two when Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was called for a technical after the third foul on Kaleb Wesson.
The Buckeyes got a bounce at the buzzer when Andre Wesson banked a half-court shot.
The Boilermakers are 3-13 (.188) at Value City Arena, their worst winning percentage in any Big Ten arena.
Ohio State still leads the all-time series 90-87, the only Big Ten team to have a winning record vs. Purdue.
Ohio State plays at Nebraska on Saturday. The Boilermakers host No. 6 Michigan State on Sunday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Carsen Edwards 27 |
Scoring |
Andre Wesson 22 |
|
Carsen Edwards 4 |
Assists |
C.J. Jackson 3 |
|
Matt Haarms 7 |
Rebounds |
Musa Jallow 6 |
|
Carsen Edwards 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Kaleb Wesson 4 |
|
Carsen Edwards 5 |
Steals |
Musa Jallow 5 |
|
Matt Haarms 2 |
Blocks |
Musa Jallow 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
79 |
47.9 |
12-24 |
21-25 |
13 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
18 |
| Ohio St.
|
67 |
52.3 |
10-22 |
11-16 |
11 |
23 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
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