Micah Parrish fuels rally as Ohio State snaps 3-game skid with 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a 15-0 run in the closing minutes that led to a 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night.
Parrish was 8 of 10 from the field and made a career-best six 3-pointers, including 11 points and three 3s during the decisive run. Devin Royal added 16 points for Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game skid.
Purdue (15-5, 7-2) entered on a seven-game winning streak and led 59-53 with 7:25 to play. But Ohio State stormed back by making 8 of 12 3s in the second half.
Trey Kaufman-Renn tied his career high with 26 points to lead the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points while Braden Smith was just 3 of 14 from the field and scored 12.
Kaufman-Renn scored eight straight to get Purdue within 68-67 with 1:01 left, but the Boilermakers never retook the lead.
Ohio State forward Colin White injured his left ankle and spent the second half in a walking boot, and guard John Mobley Jr. missed some time after a hard landing when he was fouled.
Ohio State: Despite losing five of their last six games and their early struggles Tuesday, which included a scoring drought of nearly 4 1/2 minutes, the Buckeyes battled back.
Purdue: The Boilermakers lost a big lead, had trouble rebounding and shot 3s poorly.
Parrish's scoring flurry gave the Buckeyes the lead - and the confidence they needed to close it out.
Ohio State shot 53.3% from the field and 47.8% on 3s.
Ohio State hosts Iowa on Monday. Purdue hosts No. 21 Michigan on Friday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Boilermakers gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:11 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Braden Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Devin Royal blocks Caleb Furst's two point layup | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive foul | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Sean Stewart turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
17:48 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot | 3-4 | |
17:27 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 3-6 | |
17:27 | Â | Micah Parrish shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | Â | |
16:51 | Â | C.J. Cox turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals) | Â | |
16:51 | Â | C.J. Cox personal foul | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Braden Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | +2 | C.J. Cox makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 3-8 | |
15:49 | +2 | Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup (John Mobley Jr. assists) | 5-8 | |
15:33 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 5-10 | |
15:14 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Boilermakers defensive rebound | Â | |
15:11 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:48 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 5-12 | |
14:28 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Braden Smith shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | Â | |
14:22 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-12 | |
14:22 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-12 | |
13:56 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Caleb Furst personal foul | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Camden Heide defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists) | 7-14 | |
13:05 | Â | Braden Smith shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:05 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-14 | |
13:05 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-14 | |
12:54 | Â | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Colin White misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | Â | |
12:22 | +2 | C.J. Cox makes two point jump shot | 9-16 | |
12:22 | Â | Ques Glover shooting foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul) | Â | |
12:22 | +1 | C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-17 | |
12:06 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point dunk (Ques Glover assists) | 11-17 | |
11:43 | Â | Myles Colvin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Ques Glover offensive rebound | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Ques Glover misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Colin White personal foul | Â | |
11:08 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Ques Glover misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Gicarri Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Gicarri Harris assists) | 11-19 | |
9:41 | Â | Gicarri Harris personal foul | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Micah Parrish turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:08 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot | 11-21 | |
8:47 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Colin White personal foul | Â | |
8:27 | +2 | C.J. Cox makes two point jump shot (Caleb Furst assists) | 11-23 | |
8:12 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:01 | +2 | C.J. Cox makes two point layup (Raleigh Burgess assists) | 11-25 | |
7:45 | Â | C.J. Cox personal foul | Â | |
7:41 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point jump shot | 13-25 | |
7:23 | Â | Raleigh Burgess turnover (traveling) | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Micah Parrish offensive foul | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Micah Parrish turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:41 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 13-27 | |
6:24 | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Trey Kaufman-Renn steals) | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Caleb Furst turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Colin White turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Furst steals) | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Devin Royal personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul) | Â | |
5:35 | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-28 | |
5:35 | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-29 | |
5:20 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 15-29 | |
4:59 | Â | Evan Mahaffey blocks Fletcher Loyer's two point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Caleb Furst personal foul | Â | |
4:58 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-29 | |
4:58 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-29 | |
4:34 | Â | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul | Â | |
4:32 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-29 | |
4:32 | Â | Devin Royal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Bruce Thornton offensive rebound | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:20 | Â | Boilermakers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
4:11 | +1 | Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-30 | |
4:11 | +1 | Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-31 | |
3:56 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot | 21-31 | |
3:37 | Â | C.J. Cox turnover (bad pass) (Ques Glover steals) | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | C.J. Cox defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul (Gicarri Harris draws the foul) | Â | |
3:06 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:06 | +1 | Gicarri Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-32 | |
3:06 | +1 | Gicarri Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-33 | |
2:40 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot | 23-33 | |
2:17 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists) | 23-35 | |
2:16 | Â | Micah Parrish shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul) | Â | |
2:16 | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-36 | |
1:57 | Â | C.J. Cox shooting foul (Ques Glover draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | +1 | Ques Glover makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 24-36 | |
1:57 | +1 | Ques Glover makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-36 | |
1:57 | Â | Ques Glover misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Gicarri Harris turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | Â | |
0:54 | +3 | Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 25-39 | |
0:40 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) (Gicarri Harris steals) | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul | Â | |
0:23 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-40 | |
0:23 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-41 | |
0:03 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Ques Glover assists) | 28-41 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |