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Bruce Thornton added 22 points for the Buckeyes
(15-11, 5-10 Big Ten).
Zach Edey scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Lance
Jones added 13 points for the Boilermakers (23-3, 12-3), who had
a nine-game winning streak snapped.
Diebler replaced Chris Holtmann, who was fired on Wednesday in
his seventh season at the helm, as the Buckeyes are headed for a
second straight season without making the NCAA Tournament. In
the past two seasons under Holtmann, they were 30-30 overall and
9-25 in conference play.
Ohio State led by five at the break and extended the lead to
50-38 at the 14:20 mark of the second half after three
consecutive 3-pointers by Battle.
The Boilermakers, who trailed Minnesota by 10 at home in the
first minute of the second half before pulling out an 84-76 win
on Thursday, clawed their way back again and tied it at 65 with
a Jones 3-pointer, but Battle hit a midrange jumper to make it
67-65 with 1:19 left.
Battle then canned two free throws for a 69-65 lead with 34
seconds left. Edey slammed home a putback dunk to make it 69-67,
but Thornton made two free throws with eight seconds left.
After a Braden Smith layup, Battle was fouled and hit both shots
from the line.
The Buckeyes went on a 10-2 run with Edey on the bench to take a
35-30 halftime lead. Edey sat the final 4:30 of the first half
after picking up his second foul. He exited with six points and
the Boilermakers ahead 28-23.
Ohio State took its first lead, 29-28, with 3:07 left on a layup
by Austin Parks for the freshman center's first collegiate field
goal. Purdue missed its last five shots of the period while the
Buckeyes scored six unanswered points.
--Field Level Media
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