After a bit of a slow start in conference play, the No. 15 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-3, 5-3) have now won four of their last five games, including big impressive wins over Rutgers and Illinois on the road. The Big Ten is the toughest conference in college basketball this season, and still Chris Holtmann’s team finds themselves in fourth place with a chance to move into a tie for third with a win on Tuesday against the Purdue Boilermakers (10-5, 5-3).
In their last time out, then-No. 21 Ohio State upset No.