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Purdue at #15 Ohio State, Tues 1/19 6:30 ET on BTN

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JANUARY 18, 2021
OHIO STATE WELCOMES BOILERMAKERS TO VCA TUESDAY

15 Ohio State vs. Purdue • When: 6:30 p.m. • Date: Tuesday, Jan. 19

Where: Value City Arena • TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler/Brian Butch)

Radio: 97.1 The Fan (Paul Keels/Ron Stokes)

Satellite Radio: Sirius (138), XM (OSU 195/PU 385), Internet (957/975)

Game Basics
  • No. 15 Ohio State and Purdue meet on the hardwood at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Value City Arena in Columbus. The Big Ten Network will televise.
  • The Buckeyes look to even the season series with the Boilermakers after Purdue earned a 67-60 win in West Lafayette Dec. 16 to open the Big Ten Conference season.
  • Ohio State is 5-3 in the Big Ten after wins at No. 15 Rutgers, vs. Northwestern in Columbus and at No. 14 Illinois. The Buckeyes are 3-0 in home conference games this season.
  • Chris Holtmann’s teams are 3-3 vs. Purdue. The Boilermakers are 89-85 in the series but trail Ohio State 55-30 in games played in Columbus. The Buckeyes are 11-3 vs. Purdue at Value City Arena.
  • When ranked among the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll, Ohio State is 28-8 vs. the Boilermakers.
  • The Ohio State home game vs. Purdue was originally scheduled for Jan. 27 in Columbus but was moved up by the Big Ten as the conference works to reschedule league games affected by COVID-19.
Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-welcomes-boilermakers-to-vca-tuesday/

 
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THE DIFFERENCE A HEALTHY LIDDELL MAKES
There’s one big difference between Tuesday’s game and the last time Ohio State and Purdue faced each other…

E.J. Liddell.

In Ohio State’s 67-60 loss to the Boilermakers during which Williams came one rebound and two assists short of a triple-double, Liddell had to watch from home. Dealing with mononucleosis, he was out of action that day. Now, he’ll get his shot against Purdue coming off of a career-high 26-point performance in the win at Illinois. More so than his contributions on offense, though, his head coach wants him to be ready for the physicality in the interior on defense.

“He's going to need to have his best defensive game in this game,” Holtmann said. “I think I could say that about all of our post guys. They're going to need to have their best defensive game of the year.”

Prediction: Ohio State 75, Purdue 67
 
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