Just a single-digit margin separated the Buckeyes and Boilermakers in all three meetings between the two programs a season ago.
Ohio State got the last laugh with an overtime win in Big Ten Tournament play last March, but the scarlet and gray will be in hostile territory on Sunday when it faces nearly the exact same team Purdue had last season. And while the names and faces are largely the same, the Boilermakers have only gotten better since their last meeting with the Buckeyes.
No. 6 Purdue has not dipped beneath a seventh-place ranking in the AP Top 25 in 2021-22, starting the season 17-3 with wins over three ranked opponents (North Carolina, Villanova and Illinois).