How to watch Purdue vs. Ohio State basketball game
Who’s Playing
Ohio State Buckeyes @ Purdue Boilermakers
Current Records: Ohio State 10-8, Purdue 15-4
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Mackey Arena — West Lafayette, Indiana
- TV: Peacock
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Big Ten matchup on schedule as the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers are set to tip at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Mackey Arena. The Buckeyes have a tough task ahead: they’ll enter the contest with three straight losses, while the Boilermakers will come in with seven straight victories.
Ohio State fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Indiana on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 77-76 to the Hoosiers. The Buckeyes didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
The loss doesn’t tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Micah Parrish, who went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points plus three steals. His performance made up for a slower match against Wisconsin on Tuesday. The team also got some help courtesy of Bruce Thornton, who scored 18 points in addition to six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Purdue earned a 65-58 win over Oregon on Saturday.
Purdue’s victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trey Kaufman-Renn, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Kaufman-Renn a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Braden Smith was another key player, earning 15 points plus seven assists and four steals.
Ohio State’s defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Purdue, they have been performing well recently as they’ve won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Tuesday’s contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Ohio State just can’t miss this season, having made 48% of their field goals per game. However, it’s not like Purdue struggles in that department as they’ve made 49% of their field goals this season. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ohio State didn’t have too much breathing room in their matchup against Purdue in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 73-69 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ohio State since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Purdue has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Ohio State.
- Feb 18, 2024 – Ohio State 73 vs. Purdue 69
- Mar 11, 2023 – Purdue 80 vs. Ohio State 66
- Feb 19, 2023 – Purdue 82 vs. Ohio State 55
- Jan 05, 2023 – Purdue 71 vs. Ohio State 69
- Jan 30, 2022 – Purdue 81 vs. Ohio State 78
- Mar 12, 2021 – Ohio State 87 vs. Purdue 78
- Jan 19, 2021 – Purdue 67 vs. Ohio State 65
- Dec 16, 2020 – Purdue 67 vs. Ohio State 60
- Feb 15, 2020 – Ohio State 68 vs. Purdue 52
- Mar 02, 2019 – Purdue 86 vs. Ohio State 51
