#13 Purdue 78, Iowa 57 (Postgame Notes)
- 13-ranked Purdue improved to 21-4 overall and 11-3 in the Big Ten standings with a 78-57 win over Iowa at sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon.
- The win was Purdue’s fourth straight victory and third straight win on the road (Maryland, Nebraska, Iowa).
- Purdue has won six straight games against Iowa, and 12 of the last 14 meetings with the Hawkeyes. It was Purdue’s 100th win in the series against Iowa. Purdue has won the last six games by a combined 84 points.
- Purdue has won four straight games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Purdue’s longest road win streak in series history.
- Matt Painter became the fourth coach in Big Ten history to win 250 league games, joining Tom Izzo, Bob Knight and Gene Keady on the list.
- Purdue improved to 7-2 on the road and 6-2 on the road in Big Ten games.
- The win was Purdue’s eighth quad-1 victory, tied for the third-most quad-1 wins nationally (Duke – 11; Michigan – 10).
- Purdue has four road wins in Big Ten play by 15 or more points (Rutgers, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa), the most in school history.
- Purdue has won 36 straight games when holding opponents to 59 or fewer points. Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 99-3 when holding foes to 59 or fewer points.
- During Purdue’s four-game winning streak, Purdue has trailed for a total of seven minutes and 43 seconds.
- Purdue’s bench scored 31 points, going 10-of-22 from the field and 6-of-14 from 3-point range.
- Gicarri Harris scored a career-high 14 points with five rebounds and three steals. Harris went 3-of-6 from 3-point range and in games away from Mackey Arena, is now 18-of-37 (.486) from deep.
- J. Cox tallied 14 points, making 4-of-9 from 3-point range.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn tallied his eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds. He had 11 rebounds in a dominating first half. In games during his career that he records a double-double, Purdue is 12-0.
- Fletcher Loyer tallied 12 points, making 2-of-5 from long range. Over the last four games, Loyer is now 16-of-36 (.444) from 3-point distance. Loyer has 261 career 3-pointers, the second most in school history (Carsen Edwards – 281).
- Braden Smith had five points (ending a streak of 13 straight double-digit scoring games), but had 12 assists and seven rebounds. Smith moved into sixth place on the NCAA career assists list with 980, needing just three assists to move into the top five (Keith Jennings – 983).
- It marked his 17th career 10-assist game. Over the last 20 years, the second-most, 10-assist games among Big Ten Conference players is five (Cassius Winston, Zavier Simpson).
- On Tuesday against Michigan, Purdue will host the nation’s No. 1-ranked team in Mackey Arena for the first time since Jan. 8, 2005 (Illinois, 68-59). It will mark the ninth time the nation’s No. 1-ranked team has visited Mackey Arena (1-7 record). It will, however, be only the second time that Purdue will be ranked.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue beat Iowa 78-57 on Saturday.
The Boilermakers (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), wrapping up a stretch of six of eight games on the road, extended their winning streak to four with an efficient offense that consistently found openings. Purdue, which leads the nation in assists per game, had 20 assists on 25 field goals, with Braden Smith having 12 of those.
Iowa (18-7, 8-6), which had won six of seven, lost for the second time this week. The Hawkeyes lost 77-70 at Maryland on Wednesday night, and were looking to bounce back in front of their first sellout home crowd of the season. Instead, they couldn’t make shots.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Purdue. Fletcher Loyer added 12 points.
Bennett Stirtz led Iowa with 19 points. The Hawkeyes shot 37.7% from the field, a percentage raised by a late stretch in which they made nine of their last 13 shots.
Purdue built a 36-25 halftime lead behind a 15-2 run.