Purdue 60, Iowa 49

Post-Game Notes Purdue beat Iowa 60-49 tonight in Mackey Arena.  Purdue improves to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in league play, while Iowa falls to 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten.  The Boilermakers have now won five of their last six games, while the Hawkeyes have lost three straight.  The three-game losing skid matches Iowa's longest of the season.   Purdue now leads the all-time series 32-24, including a 16-9 edge in games played at West Lafayette.  The Boilermakers have won 12 of the last 14 meetings against Iowa, including nine-straight in Mackey Arena.  The Hawkeyes' last victory in West Lafayette came on Feb. 6, 1998.   Purdue led by four at halftime (30-26).  The Boilermakers shot a blistering 66.7 percent (6-8) from behind the arc against Iowa's zone defense the first 20 minutes.  For the game, Purdue shot 7-12 (.583) from behind the arc.  Iowa shot 5-16 (.312) from long distance.   Iowa trailed by just two minutes the last minute of the first half, but the Boilermakers built a 13-point advantage going on a 14-3 run that spanned halves.  The Hawkeyes went ice cold the start of the second half, scoring only three points the first nine minutes.  Iowa made only one of its first eight field goal attempts to start the half.  Iowa closed to within nine points with nine minutes remaining in the game, but would get no closer.   Kristi Smith and Megan Skouby each scored a team-high 14 points tonight.  Skouby also had season-high eight rebounds and a career-high six blocks.  She has now rejected five shots or more six times in her four-year career.  Skouby has blocked three shots or more six times this season.  Smith shot 3-7 (.429) from 3-point range tonight.  Smith also collected five rebounds and a team-high four assists.   Kachine Alexander contributed seven points and three rebounds the first 24 minutes, but did not record any statistics the final 16 minutes of the second half.  The sophomore left the game at the 16:14 mark of the second half due to an injury, but returned later in the half.  The Boilermakers went on a 15-4 run while Alexander was on the sidelines.   Wendy Ausdemore tallied 11 points, four rebounds and two assists.  JoAnn Hamlin had only two points, but did grab seven boards.   Purdue shot 41.1 percent (23-56) from the field, while Iowa shot only 32.1 percent (18-56) from the floor tonight.    Iowa did outrebound Purdue tonight 36-34.   Purdue attempted only seven free throws tonight, making seven of the nine (.778).  Iowa, who ranks fifth in the nation from the foul line, shot a season-low 61.5 percent (8-13) from the charity stripe.  Purdue did not shoot a free throw in the first half.  Iowa was only 1-3 from the foul line in the first stanza.   Iowa assisted on 10 of its 11 first-half field goals.  Four Hawkeyes had multiple assists the first 20 minutes.   Kristi Smith was Iowa's only offense the first seven minutes of the contest scoring the Hawkeyes' first six points.   Iowa has averaged only 47.5 points in its last two games at Mackey Arena.   Today concluded a stretch of playing four of five games on the road.  The Hawkeyes return to Iowa City Sunday for a date against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.  Tip-off is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  The contest can be seen on the Big Ten Network (HD).   Post-Game Quotes Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder "I thought we played well in the first half.  We rebounded well and played solid defense.  Purdue came out and played a lot more aggressive in the second half.  We went on a scoring drought early in the second half, but you have to give Purdue credit they really amped-up their defense."   "We're 1-3 in the conference right now, playing three of the four games on the road and two of the games coming against one of the Big Ten favorites (Purdue).  We now come home for five of our next seven at home and we need to come out and play well against a tough Minnesota team Sunday afternoon."