O’Grady scores 12 points and No. 24 Iowa tops Purdue for first Big Ten win
IOWA CITY — Addison O’Grady scored 12 points and No. 24 Iowa defeated Purdue 84-63 on Sunday in a game in which only two players scored in double figures.
O’Grady made 4 of 7 shots and 4 of 6 free throws for the Hawkeyes (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten). Iowa’s balanced scoring was so thorough that five players scored nine points and one had eight.
Among that group, Sydney Affolter had nine points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ava Heiden had nine points and eight rebounds.
Destini Lombard had 12 points for Purdue (7-6, 0-2).
Iowa shot 67% in the first quarter, seven players scored, and the Hawkeyes led 27-13. Iowa outscored the Boilermakers 15-3 over the final 4 1/2 minutes of the second quarter to take a 50-32 lead at the half. Five players scored in that run.
In the third quarter, the Hawkeyes again dominated the final few minutes, outscoring Purdue 11-0 over the final 3 1/2 minutes.
The Hawkeyes made 6 of their last 8 shots in the fourth quarter.
Coming up, Iowa plays at Penn State on Wednesday and at home against No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 5.
Purdue will be at No. 19 Michigan State on Wednesday.
No. 24 Iowa 84, Purdue 63
PURDUE (7-6) — Bass 2-7 0-0 5, McCarthy 3-6 0-0 6, Collier 3-10 1-2 9, Lombard 5-14 0-0 12, Reynolds 2-4 0-0 4, Puryear 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Layden 1-2 0-0 3, Petree 0-2 2-2 2, Poole 3-5 1-2 7, Swanson 3-6 0-0 9. TOTALS 25-61 4-6 63.
IOWA (11-2) — Stuelke 3-5 3-5 9, O’Grady 4-7 4-6 12, Affolter 4-5 0-0 9, Feuerbach 2-4 0-0 6, Olsen 3-10 0-0 6, Ediger 1-2 0-0 2, Gyamfi 1-1 0-0 2, Heiden 4-4 1-4 9, Guyton 4-11 0-2 9, Levin 0-0 0-0 0, Mallegni 3-4 0-0 8, McCabe 1-5 0-0 3, Stremlow 4-4 0-0 9. TOTALS 34-62 8-17 84.
Purdue 13 19 15 16 — 63
Iowa 27 23 16 18 — 84
3-Point Goals–Purdue 9-22 (Bass 1-2, Collier 2-5, Lombard 2-6, Reynolds 0-1, Layden 1-2, Swanson 3-6), Iowa 8-24 (Affolter 1-2, Feuerbach 2-3, Olsen 0-4, Guyton 1-6, Mallegni 2-3, McCabe 1-5, Stremlow 1-1). Assists–Purdue 16 (Lombard 4), Iowa 21 (Affolter, Olsen 6). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Purdue 27 (McCarthy 5), Iowa 42 (Heiden 8). Total Fouls–Purdue 19, Iowa 10. A–14,998.