Purdue Boilermakers and Iowa Hawkeyes meet in Big Ten Championship

Published Mar. 13, 2022 3:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Iowa Hawkeyes (25-9, 12-8 Big Ten) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (27-6, 14-6 Big Ten)

Indianapolis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Purdue -1.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers and the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes play for the Big Ten Championship.

The Boilermakers have gone 16-1 at home. Purdue is 3-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Hawkeyes are 12-8 against Big Ten opponents. Iowa leads the Big Ten scoring 84.0 points per game while shooting 46.5%.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Purdue won 83-73 in the last matchup on Jan. 28. Isaiah Thompson led Purdue with 18 points, and Kris Murray led Iowa with 23 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Ivey is averaging 17.3 points and 3.1 assists for the Boilermakers. Sasha Stefanovic is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Purdue.

Keegan Murray is averaging 23.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks for the Hawkeyes. Jordan Bohannon is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Iowa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 70.6 points, 36.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 3.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 8-2, averaging 90.0 points, 32.2 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 4.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.5 points.

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