No. 11 Purdue vs. No. 2 Ohio State
By Zach Langdon
WHEN: Today, 1 p.m. EST
WHERE: Mackey Arena
TV: CBS
LIVE CHAT: Beginning at 12:45 p.m. Eastern on TheBoilingPoints.com
RECORDS: Purdue is 21-5, 10-3 Big Ten; Ohio State 22-1, 12-1
OF NOTE: Ohio State beat the Boilers by 23 in Columbus earlier this season, but led by even more throughout most of the game. That game, the Buckeyes came out and hit several 3s to open a huge lead as Purdue was concerned with double-teaming Player of the Year Candidate Jared Sullinger in the post. It’ll be interesting to see if the Boilers come out with that same strategy or go with the “Sullinger alone can’t beat us” approach. Ohio State’s Jon Diebler needs one 3 to tie the Big Ten career record. E’Twaun Moore can reach 2,000 career points.
Prediction: Purdue 61, Ohio State 58 (Langdon). I still say Purdue has a 51% chance of winning this game, so I’ll pick them to win. Hopefully its a close game, because if one team blows out the other, Purdue isn’t going to be the one doing the blowing out.