One of Ohio State's biggest tests in its quest to remain undefeated was Tuesday night against No. 12 Purdue -- it passed with flying colors. Elsewhere in the Top 25, No. 5 UConn survived at Marquette.
William Buford had 19 points, Jared Sullinger added 17 and No. 1 Ohio State rolled past No. 12 Purdue 87-64 on Tuesday night.
Jon Diebler had 13 points and a career-high eight rebounds, Deshaun Thomas added 13 points, David Lighty scored 10 points and Aaron Craft had 11 points and six assists for Ohio State (21-0, 8-0 Big Ten), which ran its record to 62-4 all-time when atop the polls.
The Buckeyes and No. 4 San Diego State (20-0) are the only unbeaten teams remaining in Division I.
JaJuan Johnson had 22 points for Purdue (17-4, 6-2).
Ohio State, which shot 55 percent from the field and hit 11 of 19 3-pointers, used an 11-0 first-half run to take control and never let up.
The Buckeyes were ahead by 20 points at halftime after shooting 57 percent from the field and making 6 of 9 3-pointers.
No. 5
Freshman Jeremy Lamb had a career-best 24 points and
No. 6
Freshman Josh Selby scored 17 points and
Seton Hall 90, No. 9 Syracuse 68
Jeremy Hazell led a long-range Seton Hall barrage with 28 points and the Pirates handed Syracuse its third loss in a row.
No. 24
Chandler Parsons scored half of his 18 points in the second overtime for