Game Basics
Ohio State entered the 2021 Big Ten Tournament as the No. 5 seed and defeated No. 13 Minnesota 79-75 Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes take on No. 4 seed Purdue Friday.
Chris Holtmann teams are 3-4 all-time against the Boilermakers. The Buckeyes are 3-1 when facing Purdue on a neutral court, all in Big Ten Tournament games. As a ranked team, the Buckeyes are 28-9 in the series. Purdue is 22-16 when ranked in games vs. the Buckeyes. When both teams are ranked, Ohio State is 7-3.
Ohio State is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll this week. Purdue is No. 20.