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- Purdue improved to 13-10 overall and 6-6 in the Big Ten Conference with a 104-68 victory over No. 17-ranked Iowa in front of 14,804 fans at Mackey Arena … Purdue has won back-to-back games in conference play for the first time this year.
- Purdue is now 16-3 in its last 19 games against nationally-ranked teams at home, having won seven of its last eight games … all seven of the wins in the last eight games have come when Purdue was unranked.
- Purdue's 104 points were the most at Mackey Arena against a Big Ten team since a 114-91 win over Illinois on Feb. 15, 1975.
- The 104 points were Purdue's most against a ranked team since Feb. 28, 1970, a 108-107 loss to Iowa.
- Purdue's 36-point win was its largest against a ranked team in school history … Purdue now has five wins by 25 or more points against ranked teams since Nov. 2017, including three this year, which are the largest wins against a ranked opponent in school history.
- 36 (104-68) vs. #17 Iowa (Feb. 5, 2020)
- 29 (71-42) vs. #8 Michigan State (Jan. 12, 2020)
- 29 (69-40) vs. #5 Virginia (Dec. 4, 2019)
- 27 (92-65) vs. #2 North Carolina (March 20, 1969)
- 26 (87-61) vs. #23 Villanova (March 23, 2019)
- 25 (89-64) vs. #2 Arizona (Nov. 24, 2017)
- Purdue's 36-point win is tied for the sixth-largest win over a ranked team since the 2010-11 season, and is tied for the second largest by an unranked team over a ranked squad.
- 44 (95-51) | #6 Villanova vs. #7 Oklahoma (4-2-16)
- 40 (80-40) | Tulsa vs. #20 Memphis (1-22-20)
- 39 (92-53) | #21 Missouri vs. #20 California (11-22-11)
- 39 (78-39) | #1 Kentucky vs. #20 West Virginia (3-26-15)
- 38 (89-51) | #4 Notre Dame vs. #25 Cincinnati (3-10-11)
- 36 (104-68) | Purdue vs. #17 Iowa (2-5-20)
- Purdue's 61 first-half points were the second most scored in a half during the Matt Painter era and the fourth most in a first half in school history.
- Purdue's 19 3-pointers were the second most in school history, behind the Big Ten-record 20 trifectas made against Iowa on Jan. 20, 2018.
- Purdue improved to 12-0 this season when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent.
- Purdue's 63.1 field goal percentage was its highest percentage since Nov. 23, 2016, vs. Auburn (.643) … it's the second-highest percentage of the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue's 1.53 points / possession was the third-highest total in school history.
- Purdue's 29 assists were the third most in school history against a Big Ten opponent, and the most since having 30 against Alcorn State on Nov. 17, 2010.
- Purdue became just the second team since 2010-11 to score at least 100 points and make three or fewer free throws (UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly on March 7, 2019).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue got off to a fast start against a ranked opponent and never slowed down.
Evan Boudreaux scored a season-high 18 points to lead five Purdue players in double figures in a 104-68 rout of No. 17 Iowa on Wednesday night.
The Hawkeyes scored first on Luka Garza's basket, but then Purdue (13-10, 6-6 Big Ten) scored 17 straight points to lead for good.
"Coach (Matt) Painter emphasized the multiple efforts all week," Boudreaux said. "We knew we had to come out strong and give a lot of energy. It's tough for teams when you're giving up two, three, four shots in a possession, especially starting games.
"That's really demoralizing. The second half, I think we came out with a lot of energy and attacked them. So if we can start games and halves like that, we'll be in a really good position."
Boudreaux hit 7 of 9 shots and had a team-high eight rebounds.
The Boilermakers shot a season-high 63%, including 56% from 3-point range (19 of 34), and reached the 100-point mark for the first time this season.
Garza led the Hawkeyes (16-7, 7-5) with 26 points and was their only player in double figures. Garza was limited to one rebound, well below his 10.4 average entering the game.
Jahaad Proctor, Matt Haarms and Sasha Stefanovic each scored 15 points for the Boilermakers. Proctor made all six of his shots. Purdue's Eric Hunter Jr. added 13 points and a team-high seven assists.
"To see multiple guys shoot the ball well for us is a real confidence booster," Painter said.
Purdue led by 39 points at one point.
The Boilermakers made 11 of 20 3-pointers in the first half to take a 61-36 halftime lead.
Iowa shot 43% for the game and 24% from 3-point range.
"Our ability to make 3s was the real separation in the first half," Painter said. "We had good execution. This game was an outlier for us as far as making 3s."
Purdue held a 32-24 edge in rebounds.
The Boilermakers had just two turnovers in the opening half and nine for the game. Iowa had 14 turnovers.
"The way they pounded us on the glass early, not that they don't do that, they do that to a lot of people, but you have to be better there," Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. "What often happens, especially on the road, when you get behind is you try to get it all back at once. We needed more pace and to slow it down."
The Boilermakers went on a 9-0 run, including six points on Proctor's back-to-back 3-pointers, to push the lead to 39-18.