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Last updated on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) - The Purdue Boilermakers could not hold onto a 13-point lead in the second half as they fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes 70-66 at Mackey Arena.
Robbie Hummel dominated the first half, scoring 29 of his career-high 35 points as the sixth-ranked Boilers raced out to a 41-29 edge at halftime.
They led 58-45 on E'Twaun Moore's lay in with 7:28 remaining when the Buckeyes caught fire.
Evan Turner led the charge for Ohio State in the second half, scoring 23 of his career-high 32 over the final 20 minutes.
The Buckeyes finished the comeback by outscoring Purdue 16-4 over the final four minutes of the game.
William Buford added 19 points for Ohio State as the Buckeyes improve to 12-5, 2-3 in the Big Ten.
Moore finished with 19 points as Purdue lost its second game in a row to fall to 14-2, 2-2 in the conference.
The Boilermakers are at Northwestern on Saturday.
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