- No. 4-ranked Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the year and improved to 8-1 overall with an 87-68 win over Iowa at Mackey Arena.
- The Boilermakers have now won eight of their last 10 games against Iowa.
- Purdue has won six straight games against Iowa in Mackey Arena, winning the six games by a combined 114 points (19.0 PPG).
- The win was Matt Painter's 210th win in Big Ten play, now tied for sixth on the Big Ten's all-time wins list in conference games only (Branch McCracken – 210).
- Purdue is now 74-12 at home against Big Ten teams since the start of the 2014-15 season. Against unranked Big Ten teams at Mackey Arena, Purdue is 62-6 in that span.
- Purdue has scored at least 85 points in back-to-back conference games for the first time since Jan. 20 to Jan. 25, 2018 (87 vs. Iowa; 92 vs. Michigan).
- Purdue improved to 15-4 in home Big Ten openers under Matt Painter, having won eight straight league home openers.
- Iowa is ranked No. 40 in KenPom. Purdue is now 5-1 this season in games against the KenPom top-50. No other team in America has more than three top-50 wins.
- Purdue is now 15-1 (.938) all-time on December 4, the best winning percentage for a date on the calendar (min. 10 games).
- After having 17 turnovers against Northwestern, Purdue had just eight turnovers against the Hawks, recording 24 assists on 34 made field goals.
- Purdue shot 26-of-40 (.650) from inside the 3-point line.
- Purdue scored on its first 13 possessions of the second half, starting the 2nd half 12-of-15 from the field.
- Purdue held Iowa to its second-lowest point total of the season and to only 24 points in the first half.
- Zach Edey scored 25 points with 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 24 minutes of action, going 9-of-10 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line.
- Edey is now averaging 23.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 1.1 assists per game in 28.4 minutes, while shooting 63.6 percent from the field. However, in six games against high-major opponents, Edey is averaging 27.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.
- Edey recorded his 25th career 20-10 game, now tied for the most for a Big Ten player since the 2010-11 season. He notched his 46th career double-double (34 in 43 games since start of last year) and his 60th straight game in double-figures.
- Edey is now averaging 33.3 points, 15.8 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per 40 minutes this season.
- In Big Ten play, Edey is averaging 30.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 70.4 percent from the field.
- Lance Jones scored a season-high 17 points, 14 of which came in the second half, including nine in the first two minutes of the second half.
- Braden Smith had just two points, but added eight assists and six rebounds against just one turnover in 25 minutes of action. He was +33 in his 25 minutes of action.
- Smith is averaging 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey was dominant, but Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said the rest of Purdue's team deserves credit too.
Edey scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds as No. 4 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season and blew past Iowa 87-68 on Monday night.
"He's difficult, but I think you have to give credit to the rest of the guys that are out there for them," McCaffery said. "They really executed tonight in terms of screening and cutting and ball movement which makes it really hard if you're trying to focus on him. Obviously, they're not a one man show at all. They have shooters, they have drivers, they have size. They stretch your defense in ways that makes it very difficult."
Edey hit 9 of 10 shots and 7 of 9 free throws while sitting out much of the second half. Lance Jones added 17 points for Purdue (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten), playing its first game since a 92-88 overtime loss to Northwestern on Friday.Mason Gillis and Fletcher Loyer each scored 12 and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 10.
Ben Krikke led the Hawkeyes (5-3, 0-1) with 16 points and Tony Perkins added 12.
The Boilermakers, who never trailed, kept building on their 21-point halftime lead most of the second half before going to their reserves. Purdue's largest lead was 35 points at 72-37.
Purdue, which held a 41-35 rebounding edge, shot 52% while holding Iowa to 38% shooting.
Gillis sank a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in first half to give Purdue a 45-24 halftime lead. The Hawkeyes shot 32% in the first half, making only 1 of 9 3-point shots. The Boilermakers shot 48% before intermission, making 6 of 17 3-pointers.
"I just thought we were aggressive against their press," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "When we got the ball out of our hands and had space, our guys really advanced it with the pass and dribbles. Our guys did a good job of being receivers and flashing."
Jones and Braden Smith, who had eight assists, both did a strong job with diagonal passes, Painter said.
"Braden played great and he only made one shot," he said.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa: The Hawkeyes struggled shooting and were outrebounded. Iowa had no answer for Edey. Purdue outscored Iowa 50-34 in the paint. The lone positive is that Iowa held a 44-42 second-half scoring edge.
Purdue: The Boilermakers had a nice bounce back after being upset by host Northwestern. That was the second consecutive time No. 1 Purdue was upset by the Wildcats. Purdue committed just eight turnovers against Iowa compared to 17 in the loss at Northwestern.
BIG IMPACT
Southern Illinois transfer Lance Jones has been a key factor in Purdue's first nine games. Jones sank 7 of 11 shots against Iowa.
"He's an athlete," McCaffery said. "He can push it. He can play fast. He can play half court. He can make 3s and works hard defensively. So you add a veteran guy like that and now you're bringing guys like Mason Gillis, Ethan Morton, Caleb Furst off the bench. They would be starting for most teams."