The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Ohio State vs. Purdue
5Belt meetings
2Ohio State wins
3Purdue wins
1Title changes
Ohio State and Purdue have met 5 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 27, 1961 to March 2, 2019. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Purdue leads the belt series 3–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | Jan 27, 1961 | Ohio State beat Purdue 92–62 | Defense |
| 1,051 | Jan 28, 1987 | Purdue beat Ohio State 75–73 | Title change |
| 1,060 | Feb 27, 1987 | Purdue beat Ohio State 87–73 | Defense |
| 1,746 | Mar 5, 2006 | Ohio State beat Purdue 76–57 | Defense |
| 2,266 | Mar 2, 2019 | Purdue beat Ohio State 86–51 | Defense |