Over the years, the Purdue Boilermakers and Ohio State Buckeyes have had a long and memorable rivalry on the basketball court. In fact, these two programs couldn't be much closer historically: Purdue leads the all-time series after last week's victory by the thinnest of margins, 82-81. The toughness and determination both squads have exhibited throughout the decades is personified in their current leaders, Ohio State's Player of the Year candidate Evan Turner and Purdue's veteran defensive stopper Chris Kramer. With Turner providing the bulk of his team's offense (as both the point guard and the leading scorer) and Kramer often drawing the responsibility of trying to slow the talented junior down, these athletes have had their share of ...

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