For roughly the 10,000th time this season, when it seemed Ohio State's NCAA Tournament hopes were on life support, the Buckeyes took themselves from a great valley to a mountaintop.
Coming off perhaps its worst performance of the season at Iowa, Ohio State banded together behind a scorching outing from John Mobley Jr. and stunned No. 8 Purdue (22-7, 12-7 Big Ten) in the Schottenstein Center in an 80-71 win.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 PURDUE | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| OHIO STATE | 36 | 46 | 82 |
Mobley racked up 21 points and made 5-of-11 3-point attempts, adding a team-high three assists for Ohio State (18-11, 10-8).