The race for the Big 10 title may have been decided last night as the Buckeyes downed the Boilers 64-55 in West Layfayette. It is the only regular season meeting of the teams this year.

Purdue seemed to have the momentum at halftime they connected on 6-11 from three point range and scored at the buzzer to go up 33-30. Their lead would be as large as six before OSU took control in the middle of the second half. Leading the way for the Buckeyes was not Jessica Davenport, but Star Allen.

The sophomore scored a career high 21 and hit 10-12 from the floor. She also grabbed 13 rebounds and her team won the battle of the boards 31-22. For Purdue, their hot shooting from the first half did not carry over as they went 0-9 from three point range. The team hit only eight field goals in the second half and Katie Gearlds went 3-15 for the game.

"We just needed to share the basketball better," Boiler coach Sharon Versyp said. "We were taking a lot of quick shots. We had an opportunity to move through the offense and make Ohio State play more defense. "We didn't do a very good job of attacking the basket. We went stone cold there."