Purdue 78 Iowa 57

Purdue 78 Iowa 57

Purdue dominates with another impressive road win at Iowa

After trailing for only 16 seconds, Purdue jumped out to a double-digit lead early and never looked back.

Very clean 1st half for both teams. In the first 15 minutes of the first half there were a combined 1 turnover for the game (Purdue).

Iowa struggled with shooting in the first half, shooting 29% including only 2-12 from three.

Iowa never got it going until it was well too late.

Key Stats

Purdue led in every statistical category.

Purdue shot 47% overall, while Iowa ended at 38%.

Purdue led in fast break points 13 to 2.

Key Individual Performances

Purdue had a balanced scoring attack. C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris led with 14 points each. Trey Kaufmann-Renn and Fletcher Loyer each pitched in with 12 points.

Purdue’s Braden Smith continued to climb the all-time assists ladder with 11 assists.

Iowa was led by guard Bennett Stirtz with 19 points.

What it means

Purdue, with back to back Tier 1, Quad 1 road wins, should move to a projected 2-seed line, replacing Kansas who lost by 18 at Iowa State today.

Iowa continues to struggle with their Quad 1 opportunities and are now 2-5 in Quad 1 games. Their biggest win remains their road win at Indiana.

Purdue now is 8-4 in Quad 1 games and has 5 impressive road wins at Alabama, Wisconsin, USC, Nebraska, and now Iowa.

Quotes

Purdue head coach Matt Painter, “The guy I used to play basketball for used to always say, it’s when you play somebody.”

Iowa head coach, Ben McCollum, “We got our butts kicked. They talk about David and Golliath a lot. We are facing our Golliath now.”

More from coach McCollum, “I’m not embarrassed by our team, I’m still proud of my team and proud of what they’re doing.”