Six minutes into the second half, it was a wrap.
Purdue went up 20 with 14:35 to play in front of a roaring home crowd at Mackey Arena, and things had completely gotten away from Ohio State. Fourteen minutes and nine seconds later, the Buckeyes found themselves in a tied game with a chance to get one last defensive stop to send the Boilermakers into overtime.
That final possession didn’t go the Buckeyes’ way, as Jaden Ivey put a halt to Ohio State’s comeback bid with a dagger 3-pointer from the wing, but that might be beside the point.