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- Purdue saw its 15-game home winning streak end on Saturday, which had been tied for the sixth-longest winning streak in Mackey Arena history. It was the Boilermakers' first home loss in 357 days.
- Iowa's 50 second-half points were the most allowed since Rutgers scored 55 in the second half on Feb. 26, 2015.
- Iowa became just the third team to shoot 40.0 percent or better against Purdue.
- Purdue saw a seven-game winning streak at home against Iowa end.
- Purdue was denied their fourth 2-0 start in Big Ten play under Painter.
- Purdue has played 12 straight Big Ten regular-season games decided by single-digits.
- Purdue held Iowa 12.6 points below their pregame scoring average, marking the 13th straight opponent that Purdue has held under their scoring average.
- Purdue has outrebounded all 15 opponents this year.
- Purdue's bench outscored Iowa's, 39-13, scoring 39 of Purdue's 63 points.
- Kendall Stephens moved into ninth (tied with Ryne Smith) on the Purdue career 3-pointers made list with 169.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Jarrod Uthoff scored 25 points, Peter Jok had 11 points and nine rebounds and Iowa erased a 17-point halftime deficit in a 70-63 upset victory over No. 14 Purdue on Saturday night.
The Hawkeyes (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) have won four straight and eight of nine, including two upsets of Top 15 teams this week. They beat No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Kendall Stephens led Purdue (13-2, 1-1) with 12 points, and A.J. Hammons had 11. The Boilermakers had won 15 straight at home.
Purdue completely dominated the first half, using seven 3-pointers to build a 37-20 lead.
Iowa's 13-0 spurt finally gave it the lead, 48-46 with 7:30 to go.
After Purdue tied it for the final time, at 48, Iowa scored five straight and sealed the win at the free-throw line.
The Hawkeyes dared Purdue to beat it from outside in the first half, and the Boilermakers did just that by going 7 of 14 from beyond the arc.
But when coach Iowa coach Fran McCaffrey started using half-court traps, Purdue got out of sync. The shooters went cold, the turnovers piled up and the Hawkeyes warmed up on offense after being a dismal 7 of 30 from the field in the first half.
Iowa scored six straight to trim a 15-point deficit to nine, followed that with the momentum-changing 13-0 spurt and added the 5-0 mini-run to take control.
RICK'S RETURN
Purdue's career scoring leader, Rick Mount, raised his arms, pumped his fists and even pretended to take a shot from midcourt as fans gave him a prolonged standing ovation at halftime. The Boilermakers celebrated the return of Mount, who has had a strained relationship with his alma mater since the early 1990s. He told the crowd Purdue fans are ''the best in the country'' and implored them to stay loud for the rest of the game - and the rest of the season. Mount scored 2,323 points in three seasons with the Boilermakers, averaging 35.4 points as a senior. He was a two-time Big Ten MVP and Indiana's 1966 Mr. Basketball Award winner.
TIP-INS
Boilermakers: Purdue also had its regular-season winning streak against conference foes end at six. ... The Boilermakers held their 13th straight opponent below its season scoring average. Iowa was averaging 82.6. ... Purdue was 8 of 26 from the field and 1 of 11 on 3s in the second half.
UP NEXT
Purdue hosts Michigan on Thursday night.