The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) face a fellow Big Ten squad, the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten), on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Bryce Jordan Center. The game will tip

Despite there being a pretty big football game to focus on, the Ohio State basketball team will be in action the day after the Buckeyes play for the National Championship. Jake Diebler’s squad heads to West Lafayette to take on the No. 17 ranked Purdue Boilermakers.

It's Ohio State at Purdue in the Big Ten men's college basketball season. Follow along for live score and game updates at Mackey Arena.

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The Purdue vs. Ohio State game is one of dozens of exclusive Big Ten college basketball games airing on Peacock all season long, with select games also airing nationally on NBC. H

Devin Royal did not play in Ohio State’s previous game against Indiana on 1/17 because of a sprained wrist. As of now, I don’t see any updates regarding his availability tonight. If he doesn’t play, Evan Mahaffey will take his place in the starting lineup.