Early games are a chance to learn, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are eager to discover whether lessons from their historic season opener are applied when they host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.

The Buckeyes (1-0) faced a frenetic tempo and lots of fouling from IU Indy in their 118-102 victory on Monday. Ohio State set the program record for points in an opener as well as free throws made (42) in any game.

"That was fun," said Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton, who scored 26 points.

However, the downside was allowing more than 100 points in regulation for the first time since February 1998.

"Defensively, we've still got to work on some stuff, obviously," said Ohio State center Christoph Tilly. "They scored over 100 points. That can't happen."

Enter Purdue Fort Wayne (0-1).

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