How to watch Ohio State vs. No. 11 Purdue men’s college basketball: Streaming info, preview for tonight’s game

After theirs football team took home a state title Monday nightThe Ohio State men’s basketball team hopes to keep the momentum going for the Buckeyes when they visit No. 11 Purdue at Mackey Arena as part of a three-game slate tonight at the Peacock. The Buckeyes and the Boilermakers start the game at 7:30 PM ET, followed by Marquette vs. Seton Hall and Wisconsin vs. UCLA.

Tonight is the first meeting between the two teams since Ohio State upset Purdue, then No. 2 in the nation, last February — before that, the Boilermakers had won the last four straight against the Buckeyes. The game was Jake Dieblers first as the interim head coach at Ohio State, he has since taken over the full-time job and signed a five-year contract.

This year’s Ohio State squad is coming off a tough streak of narrow losses: They have dropped their last three, by a total of 5 points. Those losses have come against two ranked opponents — then No. 15 Oregon, and then-No. 24 Wisconsin, – and in overtime, by one point, against Indiana. The Buckeyes are 1-4 in one possession this season.

“I think we’re fighting. We’re playing hard. We’re playing hard. We’ve got to play smarter,” Diebler said last week. “I think we’re resilient, yeah. We will see that in the results column when we can play smarter. We wouldn’t be in these situations over and over and over if we weren’t resilient.”

Meanwhile, Purdue enters tonight’s game on a seven-game hitting streak, tied for the second-longest active streak in the Big Ten (Michigan State is currently on an 11-game hitting streak, while Wisconsin has also won seven in a row). The Boilermakers are 2nd in the Big Ten behind one of the best teams in the country, no. 8 at Michigan State.

They have been fueled by a dominant backcourt duo in junior varsity Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer, with senior forward Caleb Furst describes Smith as “the head of the snake for us, both offensively and defensively.” Smith is the only player in DI with 250+ points, 150+ assists and 75+ rebounds this season.

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How to watch Ohio State vs. No. 11 Purdue Men’s College Basketball

Men’s College Basketball schedule tonight at Peacock

Coverage begins with College Countdown at 7:00 PM ET on Peacock

• 7:30 PM ET: Ohio State vs. Purdue
• 8 p.m. ET: Marquette vs. Seton Hall
• 9:30 PM ET: Wisconsin vs. UCLA

How to Watch College Basketball on the Peacock

You can watch college basketball games by subscribing first Peacock. Then either go to PeacockTV.com/Sports in your web browser or download the Peacock app on your phone, tablet or streaming device and navigate to the sports section. Find the LIVE game you want to watch and start streaming.