Iowa 72, at Purdue 79

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dramatic momentum shift, the Purdue Boilermakers overcame a sluggish first half with a dominant second-half performance to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 79-72 in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at a sold-out Mackey Arena. A crowd of 14,876 watched as the Hawkeyes, leveraging sharp early shooting and disruptive defense, built a lead that grew to as many as 11 points in the opening period. Iowa took a 34-31 advantage into halftime, but the second half belonged entirely to Purdue, which outscored the visitors 48-38 after the… Read more...