OSU beats Purdue on the road:
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=2&c=614786
I watched this one as well. I think we're in the middle of a stretch were 4 or 5 straight OSU games are nationally televised. (Thank you, Mr. Oden. I doubt that would happen without you.) The game was closer than the final score would indicate. Purdue hung with the Buckeyes for over 30 minutes. Having said that, OSU led virtually the entire game, and at no point did it ever
feel like they were in any trouble.
A few positives: One, due to foul trouble Oden wasn't a factor, yet OSU
still won handily, on the road, against a tough Big Ten team.
Two, Jamar Butler is coming on. Even with Dials getting conference POY last year, I'd say Butler was the best player on the team. Well, this year his game has dropped off, and he's been the 4th or 5th best player on the team. With the way the last couple games have gone, and especially last night, it looks like that's about to change. I expect him to be one of the Buckeyes top 3 players (along with Oden and Conley) from here on out, and that is huge. The light going on for Butler is like adding a stud to this team OSU didn't have earlier in the year.
Three, Wisky lost to the Hoosiers last night. Now, OSU is tied for first, and they control their own destiny in regards to the conference championship. Best of all, the rematch with the Badgers is at home.