Buckeyes bounced by Purdue, 75-50

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue surrendered 50 points to Michigan in the second half of a loss on Thursday. Two days later, the angry Boilermakers allowed 50 points the entire game against Ohio State.

The 16th-ranked Boilermakers bounced back to shut down the Buckeyes 75-50 on Saturday. Purdue held the Buckeyes to 44 percent shooting and outrebounded them 35-19.

The Boilermakers allowed 63 percent shooting in the 87-78 loss at Michigan. Purdue forward Robbie Hummel, who led the Boilermakers with 17 points Saturday, said the team needed to regain its edge on defense.

“That was very important to us, because that’s what we do,” he said. “To give up 87 points at Michigan was almost embarrassing. Honestly, it was one of those things where, we needed to go back and do our thing.”

Evan Turner scored 14 points and fouled out for Ohio State (18-9, 8-8). Purdue guard Chris Kramer, who gave up most of the 27 points Michigan’s Manny Harris scored on Thursday, redeemed himself.

“I think it’s really important just to stay in front of him, and Kramer did a good job of that,” Hummel said. “He’s got some real skills handling the basketball. If you can stay in front of him and not go for his crossover, you’re all set.”

Kramer, the league’s defensive player of the year last season, also remembered that Turner scored 26 on him in Ohio State’s 80-72 overtime win over Purdue in Columbus in early February.

“I think I was pretty motivated,” Kramer said.

E’Twaun Moore had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Nemanja Calasan had 14 points and JaJuan Johnson added 12 for the Boilermakers (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten).

The Buckeyes have lost four of five.

“We did not play well today,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. “Purdue had a lot to do with that. We didn’t have the mindset we needed to come in here and get a victory.”

The Boilermakers shot 64 percent in the second half to pull away after leading 32-26 at halftime.

Purdue’s offense is clicking now that Hummel has returned from a hairline fracture in his lower back. The Boilermakers have scored 70 or more points in three straight games for the first time in conference play.

“We’re just really getting everything together, getting used to playing with each other now that Rob’s back,” Kramer said. “It just seems like we’ve been shooting well, especially in the second half.”

Hummel made six of 10 shots.