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Ohio State basketball's 3-point shooting leads to dominant victory vs Purdue
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No. 8 Ohio State returned to Value City Arena after being upset by Indiana and picked up a dominant 98-46 victory over Purdue on Sunday.
The 52-point margin was the Buckeyes ' largest against a Big Ten opponent this season and the highest point total they have recorded in conference play.
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In the Buckeyes' 71-61 loss in Indiana on Thursday, they looked like an incomplete team on both sides of the floor.
That was far from the case against the Boilermakers.
"We played a more complete game," Ohio Stat guard Chance Gray said. "We had over 20 assists, I think that was a big part of it. Getting a lot of offensive rebounds, especially the last couple of game, we've been missing that a lot."
The Buckeyes tied a season-high 21 assists, and outrebounded Purdue 45-33. 10 of Ohio State's rebounds were offensive boards.
Ohio State guard Jaloni Cambridge scored 20 points in a 98-46 victory over Purdue.
Center Ajae Petty got the Buckeyes on the board quickly with a second-chance layup off a missed jumper from point guard Jaloni Cambridge , starting a 13-0 Ohio State run.
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The Buckeyes kept Purdue off the scoreboard for more than 4:30 to start the game, holding the Boilermakers to 8 points in the first quarter.
For the first time this season, the Buckeyes shot over 50% behind the 3-point arc. They finished 14-for-27 (51.9%) from deep.
"We made the extra pass, so we got a lot of open shots," Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. "And we've been getting open shots before, we just hadn't been making them."
Ohio State saw multiple shooters connect, including 6-foot-6 center Elsa Lemmila hitting her first 3-pointer with the Buckeyes.
More: 'Strong force on defense': How OSU freshman Elsa Lemmila has increased her playing time
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Gray put her struggles this month behind her and recorded 5 baskets on her 12 attempts from 3-point range.
Gray was brought to Ohio State from Oregon this offseason with the expectation that she would help the Buckeyes behind the arc, but the last time she hit multiple shots from deep, prior to Sunday, was Jan. 19 against Penn State.
Ohio State guard Chance Gray was 5 for 12 from 3-point range Sunday.
Every Buckeye who entered the game recorded at least 2 points. Gray was one of the four Ohio State players who finished in double digits with a team-high 21.
Ohio State improved to 23-4, 12-4 in Big Ten play, and will host No. 22 Michigan State at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State women defeat Purdue in best Big Ten victory of season
