WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a 15-0 run in the closing minutes that led to a 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night.
Parrish was 8 of 10 from the field and made a career-best six 3-pointers, including 11 points and three 3s during the decisive run. Devin Royal added 16 points for Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game skid.
Purdue (15-5, 7-2) entered on a seven-game winning streak and led 59-53 with 7:25 to play. But Ohio State stormed back by making 8 of 12 3s in the second half.
Trey Kaufman-Renn tied his career high with 26 points to lead the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points while Braden Smith was just 3 of 14 from the field and scored 12.
Kaufman-Renn scored eight straight to get Purdue within 68-67 with 1:01 left, but the Boilermakers never retook the lead.
Ohio State forward Colin White injured his left ankle and spent the second half in a walking boot, and guard John Mobley Jr. missed some time after a hard landing when he was fouled.
Ohio State: Despite losing five of their last six games and their early struggles Tuesday, which included a scoring drought of nearly 4 1/2 minutes, the Buckeyes battled back.
Purdue: The Boilermakers lost a big lead, had trouble rebounding and shot 3s poorly.
Parrish’s scoring flurry gave the Buckeyes the lead – and the confidence they needed to close it out.
Ohio State shot 53.3% from the field and 47.8% on 3s.
Ohio State hosts Iowa on Monday. Purdue hosts No. 21 Michigan on Friday.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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8
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M. Parrish G | 22PTS | 7REB | 2AST | |
4
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T. Kaufman-Renn F | 26PTS | 7REB | 2AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Parrish | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
D. Royal | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
B. Thornton | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
J. Mobley Jr. | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Stewart | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Bradshaw | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Q. Glover | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
E. Mahaffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
C. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
I. Njegovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Baumann | – | – | – | – |
B. Nash | – | – | – | – |
Total | 73 | 24 | 13 | 22 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Kaufman-Renn | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
F. Loyer | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
B. Smith | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
C. Cox | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
C. Furst | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |