COLUMBUS, Ohio — Purdue basketball was going to stumble at some point.
That day came Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena.
Behind a stifling defense that took away the Boilermakers' 3-point shooting and limited Zach Edey, Ohio State upset No. 2 Purdue 73-69.
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It's Purdue's first loss in more than a month and snaps a nine-game winning streak and made a major winner of Ohio State interim coach Jake Diebler in his debut.
It also opens the door in the Big Ten race for Illinois, which remains one loss back of the Boilermakers in the standings.
Purdue started strong, scoring the first eight points.
Trey Kaufman-Renn's seven early points gave the Boilermakers (23-3, 12-3) a 12-6 lead, but the Buckeyes managed to hang around long enough for Purdue to hinder itself with a blend of poor shooting, turnovers and Edey being sidelined with two fouls.
Ohio State's defense held the Boilermakers to a season-low nine 3-point attempts and their second-lowest scoring total of the season.
That bucket ignited the home crowd. Ohio State rode that momentum to a 35-30 halftime lead that spilled into the second half, where, eventually, three straight 3-pointers by Jamison Battle pushed the Buckeyes (15-11, 5-10) ahead by 12.
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