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Iowa beats Purdue, 83-78

IOWA CITY – Iowa defeated No. 17/19 Purdue 83-78 on Thursday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena

The game featured 12 ties and 20 lead changes. Iowa’s last four games have been decided by six points or less.

Peter Jok netted a game-best 29 points topping the 20-point plateau for the 10th time this season and 21st time in his career. Jok also was credited with a career-high eight assists.

Jordan Bohannon with a personal-best nine assists to go along with 12 points. The Hawkeye freshman has totaled 17 assists the last two games.

Tyler Cook scored 16 points tonight, the most by the Hawkeye freshman since scoring 17 versus Memphis on Nov. 26.

Iowa improves to 4-1 in the last five games against ranked opponents in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa returns to action on Sunday when the Hawkeyes play at Northwestern. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.

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