It felt important. That’s my point. The Purdue versus Ohio State game had its obvious importance to the B10 title race. If Purdue won, there wouldn’t be a race. They’d have a 2-game lead on Ohio State and Michigan State, with only a road game to East Lansing looming as a potential stumble. (As of right now, Kenpom has Purdue as at least an 81% chance to win the last four games of their schedule.)
As it stands, Ohio State came into West Lafayette and won in Mackey Arena, snapping a 19-game win streak and giving Purdue its first conference loss of the year.