The Iowa Hawkeyes and Purdue Boilermakers face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown at Mackey Arena. When these two teams faced off last March it was Iowa that secured the 75-66 victory.
Iowa comes into this game with a 15-8 record overall and they are coming off a win in the last game. The offense scored 46 points in the second half, and that was enough to beat Illinois by two points. Tony Perkins had a strong game for Iowa finishing with 32 points. Iowa is averaging 81.5 points while their defense is giving up 73.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 18th while the defense is ranked 288th. They want to push the pace, but at times the defense has been a big issue for this team.
On the other side of this matchup is Purdue who sits with a 22-2 record overall but they are coming off a loss in the last game. The defense gave up 79 points to the Indiana Hoosiers and that led to the loss. Zach Edey did have another strong game finishing with 33 points and 18 rebounds. Purdue is averaging 74 points while their defense is giving up 61.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 136th while the defense is ranked 14th. Edey is having a strong season averaging 22.4 points while shooting 62.7 percent from the field.
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