National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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