The Boilermakers led by six with 7:16 to go before going ice cold. Ohio State capitalized to put a damper on Purdue's recent success.

The Purdue basketball team came into their matchup with Ohio State on Tuesday night as big favorites. The Boilermakers are one of the best teams in the Big Ten, and they were at home against a Buckeyes team that is near the bottom of the conference standings.

Not because Purdue basketball lost Tuesday night, an unexpected albeit realistic outcome. But because the Boilermakers have another game this week against another team capable of beating them. One of Purdue's lesser talked about quality traits during its Final Four season a year ago was learning as much from the wins as it did the losses.