With five made threes, Ohio State took a nine-point lead into halftime. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire That said, it was again the team’s defense that was overly strong, holding the Boilermakers to a mere 20 points. At 6-7 in the conference, the Buckeyes needed to come out with a strong performance against a Purdue team that has struggled away from Mackey Arena this year. Having issues scoring at times this season, the Buckeyes 29 halftime points do not come as a surprise. Ohio State was led by CJ Walker with seven points and Andre Wesson with six. However, offensively, it was truly a full team performance in the first half with seven players on the scoreboard. The Buckeyes shot 48% from the floor and limited Purdue to just 32%. With just 47 combined shots in the first half, this game was a turnover-filled grind as the team’s also combined…
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