Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Purdue: Game preview and prediction

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A painful 2022-23 season continues today for the Ohio State men’s basketball team, as they look to slay the Big Ten’s wounded Goliath in West Lafayette, Indiana. Chris Holtmann’s squad will take on the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers in Mackey Arena in search of their first win since Jan. 21.

The vibes around this OSU program are much different than they were on Jan. 5, when the Buckeyes nearly upset then-No. 1 Purdue. So different, in fact, that it feels like Sunday’s game is only likely to add more fuel to a burning ring of Scarlet and Gray fire.

After back-to-back homes losses against Northwestern and Michigan State, followed…