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Iowa Hawkeyes Sweep Purdue, Now 7-0 in Big Ten For First Time in 45 Years

The Iowa Basketball team defeated the Purdue Boilermakers today to improve to 7-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1970.

What a start and what an end for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Hawks jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first minute and a half. Carver Hawkeye Arena was rocking. However, the Boilers would settle down and clawed back to gather a 13-10 lead just five minutes in. The two teams would battle back and forth for the majority of the first half, and Purdue would take a 35-33 lead into the locker room.