WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The final play will be the one that gets talked about for years. When Jaden Ivey turned what looked to be a busted play into a game-winning 3-pointer for No. 6 Purdue with 0.6 seconds left, the sophomore guard cemented the moment in Boilermaker lore and unleashed a primal wall of sound inside Mackey Arena. That was the play that decided the 81-78 Purdue win. But it wasn’t the moment that doomed No. 16 Ohio State to defeat. There were a few of them, and they occupied the first four minutes of the second half. Despite dealing with early foul trouble and suffering through an icy cold effort from the perimeter, the Buckeyes were within striking distance at 39-30. The belief was that better basketball was in the offing and shots would start falling as the game progressed. Instead, Purdue opened the second half with an…
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