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No. 2 Purdue withstands Iowa’s rally

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jaden Ivey scored 19 points, Trevion Williams had 13 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 2 Purdue held off a late Iowa rally to win 77-70 on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Mason Gillis added 12 points off the bench for the Boilermakers (8-0).

The Hawkeyes (7-1) were without leading scorer and rebounder Keegan Murray, who injured his ankle in Monday’s victory at Virginia. Murray is averaging 24.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. His twin brother, Kris Murray, started in his place.

Patrick McCaffery led Iowa with 15 points. Tony Perkins scored 14 and Murray 12 for Iowa.

The Boilermakers had a 63-44 lead dwindle to 70-68 with 3:08 left after Iowa went on an 11-0 run, capped by Murray’s 3-pointer. Purdue held a 7-2 edge the rest of the way.

Purdue led by as many as 17 before settling for a 39-26 halftime lead.

The Hawkeyes, who were averaging 94 points in the first seven games, struggled to score early without Keegan Murray. Their previous low scoring was in Monday’s 75-74 victory at Virginia.

No. 2 Purdue 77, Iowa 70

IOWA (7-1) — P.McCaffery 4-13 7-10 15, Kr.Murray 5-10 0-0 12, Rebraca 1-2 1-2 3, Bohannon 2-5 0-0 4, Toussaint 3-4 0-0 7, Perkins 5-11 3-3 14, Ulis 2-6 2-2 7, C.McCaffery 0-5 0-0 0, Ogundele 3-4 1-3 7, Sandfort 0-2 1-2 1, Mulvey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 15-22 70.

PURDUE (8-0) — Furst 1-2 0-0 2, Edey 2-4 2-3 6, Ivey 7-13 4-7 19, Stefanovic 2-6 3-3 8, Thompson 0-0 5-6 5, Hunter 1-4 1-2 4, Williams 4-12 4-8 13, Gillis 2-3 6-6 12, Newman 1-4 2-2 5, Morton 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 21-50 27-37 77.

Halftime–Purdue 39-26. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 5-21 (Kr.Murray 2-4, Toussaint 1-1, Ulis 1-1, Perkins 1-2, Bohannon 0-2, Sandfort 0-2, P.McCaffery 0-4, C.McCaffery 0-5), Purdue 8-19 (Gillis 2-2, Morton 1-1, Williams 1-1, Hunter 1-3, Stefanovic 1-3, Newman 1-4, Ivey 1-5). Fouled Out–Rebraca. Rebounds–Iowa 27 (P.McCaffery, Ogundele 5), Purdue 40 (Williams 18). Assists–Iowa 12 (Toussaint 4), Purdue 14 (Williams 3). Total Fouls–Iowa 29, Purdue 18. A–14,804 (14,846).

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