Purdue 87 Iowa 68

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Purdue 87 Iowa 68

Purdue was focused from the start and manhandled the Hawkeyes.

What Happened

Dominating post play from Zach Edey and timely 3 point shooting led the way for the Boilers

Iowa struggled on offense all night long. They could not find open shots and Fran was Fran!

Lance Jones put on a scoring clinic to start the 2nd half which ended any hope for the Hawkeyes

Key Stats

Purdue had 24 assists to 8 turnovers.

Iowa only shot 31.3% from the field and 1 for 9 from 3 point line in the first half. They trailed 45-24.

Purdue outshot the Hawkeyes 52.3 to 38.5

What it means

Purdue bounces back after losing to Northwestern with a commanding performance

Iowa falls to 5-3 on the season and is looking for a few quality wins

Purdue played as close to a complete game as possible on both ends. Defensively they forced Iowa out of their gameplan.

Quotes

Purdue’s Ethan Morton “From a defensive standpoint, we played two complete halves”

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery “Our offense got east/west too much and we need more north/south”

Purdue head coach Matt Painter ” You have to have two way players, you just cant outscore everyone”

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