Purdue Boilermakers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

FINAL

Mar 1, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
PUR	31	43	74
OSU	36	46	82

Game Recap

Ohio State revives NCAA Tournament hopes with 82-74 victory over No. 8 Purdue. John Mobley Jr. scored 21 points to lead Ohio State to an 82-74 win over No. 8 Purdue on Sunday.

Player Stats

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	28	8-12	0-0	3-5	9	0	0	1	5	19
45Oscar Cluff	19	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	5	2
0C.J. Cox	29	5-9	3-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	13
3Braden Smith	36	7-19	3-8	3-4	0	7	2	2	4	20
2Fletcher Loyer	32	5-10	5-9	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	15
5Liam Murphy	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
12Daniel Jacobsen	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0
17Omer Mayer	11	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0
14Jack Benter	23	1-3	0-1	1-1	3	1	2	0	2	3
24Gicarri Harris	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	11-2937.9%	7-1070.0%	27	13	5	6	23	74

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	27	4-6	1-3	5-6	5	0	0	1	0	3	14
21Devin Royal	31	2-8	0-2	8-9	9	2	1	1	2	4	12
13Christoph Tilly	19	1-3	0-0	5-8	5	0	0	0	1	5	7
2Bruce Thornton	37	6-9	3-6	5-7	5	2	0	0	2	1	20
0John Mobley Jr.	36	8-15	5-11	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	0	21
7Ivan Njegovan	19	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	0	2	2
4Gabe Cupps	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Taison Chatman	23	2-5	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	6


TOTAL	-	24-4751.1%	9-2437.5%	25-3278.1%	33	9	3	3	7	17	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPUROSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Purdue.
(19:34) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:30) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:06) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 6-foot jumper (Braden Smith assists).
20
(18:50) Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover.
(18:50) Fletcher Loyer Steal.
(18:41) Braden Smith misses driving layup.
(18:36) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:13) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
(18:13) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
+1 (18:13) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
21
+1 (18:13) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(17:47) C.J. Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:43) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Amare Bynum makes layup (Devin Royal assists).
24
+3 (17:10) Fletcher Loyer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
54
+2 (16:47) Christoph Tilly makes 7-foot jumper.
56
(16:30) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+3 (16:16) Braden Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fletcher Loyer assists).
86
(15:58) John Mobley Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:54) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Braden Smith misses driving layup.
(15:50) Amare Bynum Block.
(15:46) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Foul on C.J. Cox.
(15:45) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
(15:45) Jack Benter Steal.
+2 (15:40) Braden Smith makes driving layup (C.J. Cox assists).
106
(15:10) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
(15:10) Braden Smith Steal.
(14:51) Oscar Cluff misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:46) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Taison Chatman misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:28) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:16) Bruce Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper.
109
+3 (13:58) C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
139
(13:24) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) C.J. Cox makes 26-foot three point jumper.
169
(12:57) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
+2 (12:46) Amare Bynum makes 4-foot dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists).
1611
(12:24) Braden Smith misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:21) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Foul on Daniel Jacobsen.
+1 (12:08) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
1612
(12:08) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:06) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Trey Kaufman-Renn bad pass turnover.
(11:53) Devin Royal Steal.
(11:41) Taison Chatman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Daniel Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) C.J. Cox misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:15) John Mobley Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1615
(10:48) Braden Smith misses 14-foot jumper.
(10:46) Purdue Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Purdue charged with a timeout.
(10:43) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Daniel Jacobsen.
(10:25) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:25) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:25) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1616
(10:12) Omer Mayer misses 14-foot jumper.
(10:07) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
(10:05) Gicarri Harris bad pass turnover.
(10:05) John Mobley Jr. Steal.
(9:37) Devin Royal misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:34) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Fletcher Loyer misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:13) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
(9:10) Oscar Cluff misses 5-foot jumper.
(9:07) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Christoph Tilly misses layup.
(8:51) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:46) Fletcher Loyer makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1916
+3 (8:17) John Mobley Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper.
1919
(7:57) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
(7:57) Oscar Cluff turnover.
+2 (7:39) John Mobley Jr. makes 10-foot jumper.
1921
(7:14) Jack Benter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:11) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
(6:58) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 8-foot jumper.
(6:55) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:44) Amare Bynum makes 3-foot jumper (Devin Royal assists).
1923
(6:21) Braden Smith misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:20) Foul on Devin Royal.
(6:18) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
(6:09) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+2 (6:01) Braden Smith makes 2-foot jumper.
2123
(5:43) Foul on Jack Benter.
+1 (5:43) Amare Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2.
2124
+1 (5:43) Amare Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2.
2125
(5:22) Foul on Devin Royal.
(5:13) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses layup.
(5:13) Ivan Njegovan Block.
(5:09) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Bruce Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:57) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) Ivan Njegovan makes 2-foot dunk.
2127
(4:35) Braden Smith bad pass turnover.
(4:25) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:25) Jack Benter Steal.
(4:22) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(4:00) Braden Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:56) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:49) C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Benter assists).
2427
+3 (3:30) John Mobley Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2430
+3 (3:10) Braden Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2730
+2 (2:46) Bruce Thornton makes layup.
2732
(2:27) C.J. Cox misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:23) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
(2:00) Bruce Thornton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:57) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Foul on Taison Chatman.
+3 (1:36) Fletcher Loyer makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3032
(1:08) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
+1 (1:08) Amare Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2.
3033
+1 (1:08) Amare Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2.
3034
(0:40) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
(0:40) Braden Smith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:40) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:40) Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
3134
+2 (0:18) Bruce Thornton makes layup.
3136
(0:05) Braden Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

OSU

74Points82

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)24-47(51.1%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

29(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)

13Assists9

5Steals3

0Blocks3

6Turnovers7

23(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 15,524 (81.5%)

tv: CBS

spread: PUR -6.5

over/under: 149.5