Postgame Notes // [4] Iowa 70, Purdue 55
The Hawkeyes survived some early second-half foul trouble for Garza. He picked up his third foul with 16:34 to play and sat for more than five minutes, but Iowa outscored Purdue 11-9 in that stretch to take a 58-44 lead. The Boilermakers got no closer than seven points after that.
It was the lowest scoring game of the season for the Hawkeyes, who entered leading the nation with 98.7 points per game.
Trevion Williams led Purdue (6-3, 1-1) with 14 points and nine rebounds. Brandon Newman added 11 points.
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The Hawkeyes and Boilermakers only play once this season. Purdue had a four-game winning streak in the series and had won five of the last six games against Iowa by an average of 21.2 points.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue, which had its three-game winning streak snapped, plays four of its next six games on the road.
- No. 4-ranked Iowa defeated Purdue 70-55 on Tuesday night in Iowa City. The loss drops Purdue to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
- The loss snapped a four-game win streak by Purdue against Iowa. The Boilermakers had won four straight games against the Hawkeyes by a combined 84 points.
- Purdue held Iowa to 70 points, almost 29 points below its pregame scoring average.
- Trevion Williams led Purdue with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. He has scored at least 14 points in four straight games.
- Brandon Newman tallied 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds.
- Over the last two games, opponents are a combined 28-of-75 from 3-point range (Notre Dame – 16-of-41; Iowa 12-of-34).
- Purdue was outrebounded for the first time all season (37-35).
The Hawkeyes survived some early second-half foul trouble for Garza. He picked up his third foul with 16:34 to play and sat for more than five minutes, but Iowa outscored Purdue 11-9 in that stretch to take a 58-44 lead. The Boilermakers got no closer than seven points after that.
It was the lowest scoring game of the season for the Hawkeyes, who entered leading the nation with 98.7 points per game.
Trevion Williams led Purdue (6-3, 1-1) with 14 points and nine rebounds. Brandon Newman added 11 points.
SEE YOU LATER
The Hawkeyes and Boilermakers only play once this season. Purdue had a four-game winning streak in the series and had won five of the last six games against Iowa by an average of 21.2 points.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue, which had its three-game winning streak snapped, plays four of its next six games on the road.