National Basketball Association
Purdue 84, Iowa 70
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2024
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Brian McNutt, # Rob Kueneman
Attendance:
14232
By Field Level Media
Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked four shots, and No. 2 Purdue posted an 84-70 win over Iowa in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.
Lance Jones added 17 points and shot 4-for-9 from beyond the arc for Purdue (17-2, 6-2 Big Ten), which swept its regular-season series against Iowa. Fletcher Loyer finished with 12 points.
Tony Perkins scored 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting to lead Iowa (11-7, 3-4). Payton Sandfort scored 16 points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds, and Ben Krikke scored 10.
Purdue outrebounded Iowa 50-24, including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds.
An 8-0 run gave the Boilermakers a 19-point lead midway through the second half. Braden Smith and Mason Gillis made back-to-back 3-pointers and Loyer made a jump shot to increase Purdue's advantage to 64-45 with 13:02 to go.
Iowa cut the deficit to eight points with less than five minutes remaining. Perkins made a layup off an assist from Josh Dix to bring the Hawkeyes within 10, and Dix made two free throws moments later to bring the Hawkeyes within 78-70 with 4:22 left.
The Boilermakers were mired in a scoring drought until Jones drained a 3-pointer with 1:35 to go. Jones' basket boosted Purdue's lead to 81-70.
Iowa went the final 4:22 without scoring a point.
Purdue built a 47-34 lead at the half.
The Hawkeyes started strong and took a four-point lead in the first eight minutes. Sandfort made a jump shot to put the Hawkeyes on top 18-14 with 12:32 to go in the first half.
The Boilermakers responded with a 14-0 run to grab the lead for good.
Gillis drained a 3-pointer to start Purdue's scoring binge. Jones also made a 3-pointer during the run, and Smith finished it off with a layup to increase the Boilermakers' lead to 28-18 with 8:42 remaining in the half.
Loyer made a layup in the closing seconds of the half to put Purdue ahead by 13.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
Iowa |
|
Zach Edey 30 |
Scoring |
Tony Perkins 24 |
|
Braden Smith 9 |
Assists |
Josh Dix 7 |
|
Zach Edey 18 |
Rebounds |
Payton Sandfort 7 |
|
Zach Edey 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Perkins 4 |
|
Mason Gillis 1 |
Steals |
Josh Dix 2 |
|
Zach Edey 4 |
Blocks |
Tony Perkins 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
84 |
44.8 |
9-26 |
15-21 |
19 |
50 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
| Iowa
|
70 |
45.8 |
5-17 |
11-16 |
15 |
23 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
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