Jaden Ivey 3 in last second, No. 6 Purdue fends off No. 16 Ohio State

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Purdue coach Matt Painter thought he scripted a simple final play Sunday.

Jaden Ivey messed it up, then found a way to make up for his miscue.

When the sophomore guard saw Eric Hunter Jr. pinned in the corner, Ivey freed himself on the wing in front of the Boilermakers bench and delivered a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give sixth-ranked Purdue an 81-78 victory over No. 16 Ohio State.

"With seconds left, I just went to the ball and got my hands on the ball," Ivey said. "It was supposed to be for Zach (Edey), but I just got confused, honestly. Sometimes you’ve just got to make a play."

Ivey has delivered repeatedly this season as the Boilermakers top scorer. This time, he scored 21 points and made 3 of 6 from beyond the arc after coming off the bench for the second straight game since missing one game with an injured hip flexor.

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Purdue guard Jaden Ivey (23) shoots the game winning shot over Ohio State guard Eugene Brown III (3) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Purdue won 81-78. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Edey added 20 points as the Boilermakers (18-3, 7-3 Big Ten) won their fourth in a row and beat their 28th ranked opponent in the past six seasons.

It sure didn't look like Purdue would need Ivey's big shot when it jumped out to 52-32 lead with 14:35 remaining. But Ohio State (13-5, 6-3) charged back, finally tying the score when Kyle Young intercepted the Boilermakers inbound pass after E.J. Liddell cut the deficit to 78-75 with 33.5 seconds left.

The Buckeyes again swung the ball to Liddell, who knocked down the