National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 73, Purdue 69
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 18, 2024
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Paul Scelz, # DJ Cartensen, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 18353

Jamison Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Ohio State stunned No. 2 Purdue 73-69 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, giving Jake Diebler a successful debut as interim head coach for the Buckeyes.

Battle made a pair of free throws with one second left for the final margin, ensuring the Buckeyes' first win over a top-five team since beating then-No. 1 Duke on Nov. 30, 2021.

Bruce Thornton added 22 points for the Buckeyes (15-11, 5-10 Big Ten).

Zach Edey scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Lance Jones added 13 points for the Boilermakers (23-3, 12-3), who had a nine-game winning streak snapped.

Diebler replaced Chris Holtmann, who was fired on Wednesday in his seventh season at the helm, as the Buckeyes are headed for a second straight season without making the NCAA Tournament. In the past two seasons under Holtmann, they were 30-30 overall and 9-25 in conference play.

Ohio State led by five at the break and extended the lead to 50-38 at the 14:20 mark of the second half after three consecutive 3-pointers by Battle.

The Boilermakers, who trailed Minnesota by 10 at home in the first minute of the second half before pulling out an 84-76 win on Thursday, clawed their way back again and tied it at 65 with a Jones 3-pointer, but Battle hit a midrange jumper to make it 67-65 with 1:19 left.

Battle then canned two free throws for a 69-65 lead with 34 seconds left. Edey slammed home a putback dunk to make it 69-67, but Thornton made two free throws with eight seconds left.

After a Braden Smith layup, Battle was fouled and hit both shots from the line.

The Buckeyes went on a 10-2 run with Edey on the bench to take a 35-30 halftime lead. Edey sat the final 4:30 of the first half after picking up his second foul. He exited with six points and the Boilermakers ahead 28-23.

Ohio State took its first lead, 29-28, with 3:07 left on a layup by Austin Parks for the freshman center's first collegiate field goal. Purdue missed its last five shots of the period while the Buckeyes scored six unanswered points.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Ohio St.
Zach Edey 22 Scoring Bruce Thornton 22
Braden Smith 7 Assists Roddy Gayle Jr. 4
Zach Edey 13 Rebounds Jamison Battle 4
Zach Edey 8 Free Throws Made Bruce Thornton 5
Fletcher Loyer 2 Steals Zed Key 5
Zach Edey 3 Blocks Evan Mahaffey 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 69 43.4 3-9 20-20 13 36 5 3 14
Ohio St. 73 48.3 7-21 10-11 13 22 3 9 6