With just six regular-season games remaining and a 2.5-game lead over the next-closest team in the conference standings, Purdue basketball is getting tantalizingly close to its second-consecutive regular-season Big Ten championship.

Though bigger, bolder goals await, the No. 2 Boilermakers’ quest to finish atop the league will continue on Sunday with a road game against Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Since a Jan. 9 loss at Nebraska, coach Matt Painter and his team have reeled off nine consecutive wins, their longest streak of the season. Two of those victories came against rival Indiana, with Purdue winning those games by a combined 41 points. Most recently, the Boilermakers rallied from a 10-point deficit at home to knock off a feisty Minnesota team 84-76 on Thursday, carried by 24 points and 15 rebounds from Zach Edey.

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Even on the road, they’ll be a considerable favorite against a languishing Ohio State team that fired coach Chris Holtmann on Wednesday. Holtmann was dismissed 25 games into his seventh season at the school after the Buckeyes lost for the ninth time in the past 11 games earlier in the week. Since the start of last season, Ohio State is just 30-30 overall and 9-25 in the Big Ten. This season, it is ahead of only Michigan in the conference standings. In Holtmann’s absence, the team will be led by interim head coach Jake Diebler.

This will be the first meeting between the programs this season, though Purdue won all three of its games against the Buckeyes last season, the last two of which were decided by a combined 41 points.

Here’s everything you need to know about the game, including time, date, TV and streaming info, and more:

What channel is Purdue vs. Ohio State on today?

The Boilermakers and Buckeyes will face off on CBS, with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analyst) calling the game. Streaming options for the game include Paramount+ and Fubo, both of which offer free trials to potential subscribers.

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Purdue basketball vs. Ohio State start time

• Date: Sunday, Feb. 18
• Time: 1 p.m. ET

Purdue and Ohio State are scheduled to tip off from Value City Arena in Columbus at 1 p.m.

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Purdue basketball schedule 2023-24

Below is the February portion of Purdue’s 2023-24 college basketball schedule. For the Boilermakers’ full schedule, click here.

Ohio State basketball schedule 2023-24

Below is the February portion of Ohio State’s 2023-24 college basketball schedule. For the Buckeyes’ full schedule, click here.

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