When I heard about this earlier this afternoon, I was a bit surprised. Not sure why this game was moved to a Thursday night. I thought Thursday night games on ESPN (and I will assume it’s going to be on ESPN) were for lesser programs who didn’t get on national TV as much as the big-time programs, like a Marshall.

Here’s the following from The Ohio State University Athletic Department:
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Right: Evan Turner rises up to knock down a three that tied the game at 62-all with 2:37 remaining. (AP Photo)

Big-time players rise to the occasion in big-time games. That’s exactly what Wooden Award and Big Ten player of the year candidate Evan Turner did for Ohio State against No. 6 Purdue.

A national television audience and a packed house at Mackey Arena witnessed the 6-foot-7 point guard scoring 23 of his 32 points in the second half as the Buckeyes rallied to defeat the Boilermakers, 70-66, Tuesday night.

And just like that, Ohio State is back in the Big Ten title hunt.

Things didn’t look too good with 7:16 left to play in the game as the Buckeyes huddled for a timeout trailing 58-45. But back-to-back three-pointers from Jeremie Simmons and David Lighty trimmed Purdue’s lead down to seven with 6:27 to go.

The Boilers extended their lead back to double-digits at 62-52 after a bucket by 6-foot-10 center JaJuan Johnson, and with 4:07 remaining in the contest, the Buckeyes used another timeout.
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Date: Tuesday, January 12
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Place: Mackey Arena, capacity 14,123 – W. Lafayette, IN
TV: ESPN with Dave O’Brien and Steve Lavin. Jeannine Edwards is the sideline reporter.
Radio: 97.1 the Fan/WBNS-AM 1460 in Columbus are the flagship stations for the 60 affiliates of The Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Ron Stokes.
Series History: The Buckeyes are 74-81 all-time vs. Purdue.
Last Time Out: Purdue defeated Ohio State, 65-61, in the Big Ten tournament championship game at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 15, 2009. Evan Turner finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Jon Diebler and William Buford each had 15 points apiece for the Buckeyes.

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Right: Evan Turner goes up for a lauyp against Minnesota on Saturday. (AP Photo)

Ohio State’s road woes continued on Saturday as the Buckeyes dropped a 73-62 decision to Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Evan Turner led Ohio State with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. William Buford added 17 points while David Lighty chipped in 15 before fouling out for the Buckeyes, who now have lost three out of their four games.

Statistically it was very even game as both teams shot 45.5 percent from field. The Golden Gophers had a slight edge in rebounding (31-30) and Ohio State committed a few more turnovers than Minnesota (19-17), but the biggest difference came from beyond the arc and at the foul line as the Gophers knocked down 11-of-23 shots from three-point range while the Buckeyes went just 5-of-18 from downtown. Likewise, Minnesota was 23-of-30 from the charity stripe with Ohio State going to the line just 13 times as they converted on seven attempts.

The Buckeyes’ best three-point shooter, Jon Diebler, was just 1-of-8 from beyond the arc and finished with seven points. The Gophers’ best long-range marksman, Blake Hoffarber, was 7-of-9 from downtown and scored 27 points to lead Minnesota. Click here to read more >>

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