WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the horn sounded for the under-8 media timeout Thursday night, Ohio State found itself in an unusual position.
The Buckeyes had been in relatively similar spots before, surely, but not this particular scenario. At least not for quite some time, anyway. Not on the road against a top-25 opponent.
But Ohio State was there against Purdue in front of a raucous crowd at Mackey Arena on Thursday night. The Boilermakers were ahead, 53-52, but the Buckeyes were in it. They were in the game, late in the second half, with a chance to win.